Kurt Lottner
| Kurt Lottner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 October 1899 Hamm |
| Died |
15 March 1957 (aged 57) Bad Schwartau |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1917–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | Kampfkommandant of Lübeck |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Lottner (30 October 1899 – 15 March 1957) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kurt Lottner was Kampfkommandant of Lübeck in April/May 1945.
On 2 May, British troops prepared to conquer Lübeck. Lottner, NSDAP-Kreisleiter Bernhard Clausen, mayor Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1895-1945 (suicide)), Police chief Walther Schröder (1902-1973) and officers in place agreed that a fight against the advancing 11th Armoured Division was hopeless and senseless. They gave orders to remove the explosive charges already put in place at bridges and harbour facilities.[1][2]
Lottner surrendered to the British troops May 2, 1945, held in Island Farm and was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold (7 October 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 111[3]
References
Citations
- ↑ Gerhard Meyer (Hrsg.):Lübeck 1945 - Tagebuchauszüge von Arthur Geoffrey Dickens. (diary excerpts) Lübeck 1986, p. 96, ISBN 3-7950-3000-5.
- ↑ Antjekathrin Graßmann (ed.): Lübeckische Geschichte. 2. ed. Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck 1989, ISBN 3-7950-3203-2, p. 730.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Arthur Geoffrey Dickens: Lübeck Diary. Victor Gollancz Ltd., London 1947