Lothar Berger ( German: Lothar Berger ; December 31, 1900 - November 5, 1971 ) - German military commander, major general of the Wehrmacht , commander of the 75th Infantry Division during World War II . Knight of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves , the highest order of the Third Reich . Captured by British troops in May 1945 . Released from captivity in 1946 .
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| Date of Birth | December 31, 1900 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Halberstadt , German Empire | |||||
| Date of death | November 5, 1971 (aged 70) | |||||
| Place of death | Bad Schwartau , West Germany | |||||
| Affiliation |  German Empire (until 1918) Germany (before 1920) Germany | |||||
| Type of army | infantry | |||||
| Years of service | 1918 - 1920 1924 - 1945 | |||||
| Rank | major general | |||||
| Commanded | 75th Infantry Division | |||||
| Battles / wars | World War I
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Rewards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd class ( July 28, 1918 )
- 1st grade ( September 24, 1920 )
- Badge For Injury (1914)
- in black
- Honorary Cross of a War Veteran ( January 1, 1935 )
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd class ( September 30, 1939 )
- 1st grade ( October 2, 1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( August 5, 1940 )
- Oak Leaves ( March 28, 1945 )