Lothar Berger

Military Person

1900 – 1971

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Who was Lothar Berger?

Lothar Berger was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Lothar Berger was initially captured by Soviet troops in May 1945, but was transferred to British custody and was released in 1946.

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Born
Dec 31, 1900
Halberstadt
Died
Nov 5, 1971
Bad Schwartau

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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