Louis Tronnier
Louis Tronnier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1897 |
| Died | 27 January 1952 (aged 54) Voikovo prison camp |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 123rd Infantry Division Korps Abteilung F 62nd Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Louis Tronnier (21 November 1897 – 27 January 1952) 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. Tronnier surrendered to the Red Army forces during the second Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive in August 1944. He died on 27 January 1952 at Voikovo officers' prison camp near Ivanovo.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 November 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 70[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 346.
Bibliography
- 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.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1952 deaths
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel from Braunschweig
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Prussian Army personnel
- German Army generals of World War II