Generalmajor Gerhard Lindner Born: 26 Dec 1896 in Bautzen, Saxony (Sachsen) Died: 04 Jun 1982 in Aurich, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Promotions:
Leutnant (05 Mar 1915); Hauptmann (01 Dec 1935); Major (01 Dec 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1942); Oberst (01 Dec 1942); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment, later Platoon-Leader, Battalion and Regiments Adjutant in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1914-30 Jun 1919)
Retired (30 Jun 1919)
Entered Army Service as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Dec 1935); Active-Officer (01 Nov 1938)
With the Staff of Military-District-Inspection Schwerin (01 Dec 1935-01 May 1937)
With the Staff of Landwehr-Commander Stargard (01 May 1937-01 May 1938)
Company-Chief in the 48th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Company-Chief in the 172nd Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Adjutant of the 162nd Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1939-01 Jan 1942)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 167th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1942-01 May 1942)
Commander of the 167th Grenadier-Regiment (01 May 1942-15 Apr 1944)
Adjutant (IIa) with Army High Command 1 (15 Apr 1944-01 May 1944)
Adjutant (IIa) with Army Group Command G (01 May 1944-11 Sep 1944)
Adjutant (IIa) of Army-Group G (11 Sep 1944-21 Nov 1944)
16th Course for Division-Leader in Hirschberg (21 Nov 1944-19 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve Army Group G (00 Jan 1945-15 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 17th SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division G�tz von Berlichingen (15 Jan 1945-21 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 207th Division z.b.V. (28 Jan 1945-00 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 346th Infantry-Division (09 Feb 1945-20 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 346th Infantry-Division (20 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-01 Jul 1947)
Released (01 Jul 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 05.05.1945 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 346. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 07.02.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiment 167
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres: am 17.11.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiment 167
- Nahkampfspange I. Stufe (Bronze)
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