Georg Lindemann (8 March 1884 – 25 September 1963) was a German general during
World War II. He commanded the
18th Army during the Soviet
Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive.
World War II
In 1936, Lindemann was promoted to Generalmajor and given command of the
36th Infantry Division which took part in the
Invasion of France. Lindemann was promoted to full General and given command of the
L Army Corps. In June 1941, at the launch of
Operation Barbarossa, Lindemann's Corps was a part of
Army Group North. Lindemann commanded the corps during the advance towards
Leningrad. His unit was briefly shifted to the command of
Army Group Centre
Army Group Centre (german: Heeresgruppe Mitte) was the name of two distinct strategic German Army Groups that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II. The first Army Group Centre was created on 22 June 1941, as one of three German Army fo ...
during the
Battle of Smolensk. Lindemann's corps was then shifted back to Army Group North.
On 16 January 1942, Lindemann took the command of the
18th Army, a part of
Army Group North. In the summer of 1942, he was promoted to
Generaloberst. Lindemann commanded the 18th Army throughout the campaigns around Leningrad and during the
January 1944 retreat from the
Oranienbaum Bridgehead
The Oranienbaum Bridgehead ( in Russian) was an isolated portion of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia, which was retained under Soviet control during the siege of Leningrad in World War II. It played a significant role in protecting the city.
Histo ...
to
Narva
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. He was promoted to command of Army Group North on 31 March 1944. On 4 July 1944, he was relieved and transferred to the Reserve Army. On 1 February 1945, he was appointed to the command of all German troops in Denmark as the "Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Denmark". Germany surrendered unconditionally in northwest Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark on 5 May 1945. Lindemann was then given the task of dismantling the German occupation of Denmark until 6 June 1945, when he was arrested at his headquarters in
Silkeborg. He was held in American custody until 1948. Lindemann died in 1963 in Freudenstadt,
West Germany.
Awards and decorations
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Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 September 1914) & 1st Class (28 July 1915)
[Thomas 1998, p. 28.]
*
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (30 October 1939)
*
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as ''
Generalleutnant'' and commander of the 36. Infantry-Division
** Oak Leaves on 21 August 1943 as ''
Generaloberst'' and commander of the 18.Armee
[Fellgiebel 2000, p. 62.]
*The soviet city of
Gatschina near
Leningrad was renamed after him in Lindemannstadt between 1942 and 1944.
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1884 births
1963 deaths
People from Osterburg (Altmark)
People from the Province of Saxony
German Army generals of World War II
Colonel generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
Prussian Army personnel
German Army personnel of World War I
Reichswehr personnel
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Military personnel from Saxony