Gerhard Lindner

Gerhard Lindner
Gerhard Lindner
Born	26 December 1896
Died	4 June 1982 (aged 85)
	Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	SS Division Götz von Berlichingen; 346th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Lindner (26 December 1896 – 3 June 1982) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, he was taken prisoner and interned until 1947.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 May 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 346. Infanterie-Division

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.

Military offices

Preceded by

Standartenführer Hans Lingner

Commander of 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
9 January 1945 – 21 January 1945

Succeeded by

Standartenführer Fritz Klingenberg

Preceded by

Commander of 346. Infanterie-Division
1 February 1945 – 8 May 1945

Succeeded by

None