Bernhard Lorenzen

Bernhard Lorenzen
Born	1 March 1907 Keitum
Died	Keitum
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1926–45
Rank	Oberst der Reserve
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 1042
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Siege of Dunkirk (1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bernhard Lorenzen (1 March 1907 – 17 July 1983) was a highly decorated Oberst der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bernhard Lorenzen was captured by British troops on May 1945, and was held until November 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (?)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (25 August 1940)
• Crimea Shield (1 September 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (5 May 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 April 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 121
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 12 June 1942

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com