Kurt Lottner

Kurt Lottner (30 October 1899 – 15 March 1957) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Kurt Lottner
Born	30 October 1899 Hamm
Died	15 March 1957(1957-03-15) (aged 57) Bad Schwartau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	Commandant of Lübeck
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Lottner was Kampfkommandant of Lübeck in April/May 1945. On 2 May, British troops prepared to conquer Lübeck. Lottner, NSDAP-Kreisleiter Bernhard Clausen, mayor Otto-Heinrich Drechsler, Police chief Walther Schröder and officers in place agreed that a fight against the advancing 11th Armoured Division was senseless. They gave orders to remove the explosive charges already put in place at bridges and harbour facilities.^[1][2]

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 111^[3]