Fritz Lindemann
| Fritz Lindemann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 April 1894 Berlin-Charlottenburg |
| Died |
22 September 1944 (aged 50) Berlin |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands held |
Artilleriekommandeur 138 132nd Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
General Fritz Lindemann (11 April 1894 – 22 September 1944) was a German Artillery officer and member of the resistance to Adolf Hitler.
Career
After service in World War I Lindemann served in the Reichswehr and trained staff officers. In World War II he served in Poland, France and on the Eastern Front. Lindemann served as commander of the 132nd Infantry Division from January 1942 to August 1943, before appointment as Chief of Staff of the Artillery Oberkommando des Heeres.
Lindemann developed contacts with conspirators against Adolf Hitler including General Helmuth Stieff and following the assassination of Hitler it was proposed that he would read the conspirators proclamation to the German people over the radio, but he did not appear at the Bendlerblock on 20 July 1944 in order to do so.[1] After the failure of the 20 July plot coup attempt he went into hiding. He was seriously wounded during his arrest by the Gestapo in September 1944 and died in hospital from his injuries. Erich and Elisabeth Gloeden, Elisabeth Kuznitzky, Hans Sierks and Carl Marks were executed for helping him.[2]
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Crimea Shield
- Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class
- German Cross in Gold (23 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Arko 138.
References
Citations
- ↑ Joachim Fest (1994). Plotting Hitler's Death: The German Resistance to Hitler, 1933-1945. Weidenfield & Nicholson. ISBN 0-297-81774-4.
- ↑ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/peoplesct.html
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941–1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Sintzenich |
Commander of 132. Infanterie-Division 11 January 1942 – 12 August 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Herbert Wagner |