Gerhard Lindemann

Gerhard Heinrich Lindemann was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerhard Lindemann was captured by Soviet forces in July 1944 during the LvovSandomierz Offensive. He was released from captivity in 1955.

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