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| Birth name | Max Ludwig Eduard Ferdinand Lindig |
| Birth date | 11 July 1887 |
| Place of birth | Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Death date | 16 May 1972 (aged 84)[1] |
| Place of death | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Place of burial | Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).png Weimar Republic File:Flag of the NSDAP (1920–1945).svg National Socialist Germany |
| Service/branch | File:War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army File:Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army File:War Ensign of the Reichswehr, 1919 - 1935.png Reichswehr File:Balkenkreuz.png Heer |
| Years of service | 1909–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | Artillerie-Regiment 9 Arko 122 Harko 307 Kampfkommandant of Assipowitschy Harko/1. Fallschirm-Armee |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | German Cross in Gold Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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Max Ludwig Eduard Ferdinand Lindig (11 July 1887 – 16 May 1972) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, finally Generalleutnant and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
Life
After his Abitur, Max Lindig started his studies at university. He began his mandatory military service as a one-year volunteer (Einjährig-Freiwilliger) on 1 October 1909 in the Großherzogliches Artilleriekorps, 1. Großherzoglich Hessisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 25. During this time, he decided to become a career officer which he started with the Feld-Artillerie-Regiment „General-Feldzeugmeister“ (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 18.
Military career (chronology)
- One-year Volunteer in the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-21 Mar 1910)
- In the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Mar 1910-15 Jul 1915)
- Battery-Leader in the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jul 1915-20 Sep 1916)
- Adjutant of the mobile 4th Field-Artillery-Replacement-Battalion (20 Sep 1916-18 Feb 1917)
- With the Staff of Artillery-Commander 134 (18 Feb 1917-30 Jun 1918)
- Battery-Leader in the 10th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Jun 1918-12 Nov 1918)
- With the Staff of Commander-in-Chief East (12 Nov 1918-27 Feb 1919)
- Transferred back into the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Feb 1919-01 Apr 1919)
- Commander of the Defence-Battery of the 5th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1919-29 Sep 1919)
- Adjutant of Artillery-Leader 27 (29 Sep 1919-20 Jan 1920)
- With the Staff of the 27th Reichswehr-Brigade (20 Jan 1920-15 Feb 1920)
- With the Staff of the 5th Reichswehr-Brigade (15 Feb 1920-01 Oct 1920)
- Adjutant of Command-Office Küstrin (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1924)
- Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment or 2. (Preußisches) Artillerie-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-12 Jan 1925)
- Battery-Commander (Batteriechef) in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (12 Jan 1925-01 Jul 1928)
- With the Staff of III. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1928-01 May 1929)
- With the Staff of I. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1929-01 May 1932)
- With the Staff of Artillery-Leader II (01 May 1932-01 Dec 1933)
- With the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Dec 1933-01 Oct 1934)
- Commander of IV. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Regensburg (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
- Commander of I. Battalion of the 56th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
- Transferred into the Reich War Ministry or RKM (06 Oct 1936-01 Mar 1938)
- Chief of the Acceptance-Department or Abnahme-Abteilung des OKW (01 Mar 1938-01 Jun 1939)
- Commander of the 9th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1939-01 Apr 1940)
- Artillery Commander 122 or Arko 122 (01 Apr 1940-25 Mar 1942)
- as such he also led the Gruppe Lindig of the VI. Armee-Korps at the end of 1941. Among others, the Luftwaffen-Kampfgruppe (combat group) under Adolf Pirmann belonged to his battle group.[2]
- Higher Artillery Commander 307 or Harko 307 (25 Mar 1942-11 Aug 1944)
- At the same time, Battle-Commandant of Osipovichi / Assipowitschy (00 Jul 1944-11 Aug 1944)
- Führer-Reserve (11 Aug 1944-28 Dec 1944)
- Higher Artillery Commander (Harko) of the 1st Parachute-Army (28 Dec 1944-00 Feb 1945)
- Severely wounded - Führer-Reserve (00 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
- In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)[3]
Family
Max Lindig was the son of the privy senior government and building councilor (Geheimer Oberregierungs- und Baurat) Max Lindig and his wife Else.
Marriage
On 29 January 1919,[4] Hauptmann Lindig married in Carzig (Brandenburg) his fiancée Adelheid Hedwig Maria von Raesfeld, daughter of Royal Prussian Forstmeister Joseph Maria von Raesfeld (1857–1925) and his wife Maria Gabriele, née Muschner (1863–1951). One of their children was historian and psychoanalyst Dr. Ursula Lindig (b. 6 November 1923; d. 12 April 2015[5]), who was also buried in Itzehoe.[6][7][8]
Promotions
- Fahnenjunker / Officer Candidate (21 March 1910)
- Fähnrich / Officer Cadet (17 May 1910)
- Leutnant / 2nd Lieutenant (20 March 1911)
- Oberleutnant / 1st Lieutenant (18 April 1915)
- Hauptmann / Captain (18 April 1918)[9]
- Major (1 April 1931)
- Oberstleutnant / Lieutenant Colonel (1 August 1934)
- Oberst / Colonel (1 January 1937)
- Generalmajor (1 December 1940)
- Generalleutnant (1 December 1942)
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- EK II on 16 October 1914
- EK I on 14 September 1916
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (HH) on 14 February 1917
- Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1918) in Black on 24 May 1918
- Saxon Albrechts-Orden, Knight 2nd Class with Swords (SA3b⚔/AR2⚔) on 22 July 1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer on 17 January 1935
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
- Austrian War Commemorative Medal (Österreichische Kriegserinnerungsmedaille) with Swords
- some sources state he had also the Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal (Ungarische Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille) with Swords and the Bulgarian War Commemorative Medal 1915–1918 with Swords, but this cannot be confirmed.
- Anschluss Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938) on 8 November 1938
- Sudetenland Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938) on 12 September 1939
- Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- Clasp to EK II on 14 November 1939
- Clasp to EK I on 19 June 1940
- Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 12 July 1942
- Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1939) in Silver in February 1945
- German Cross in Gold on 11 April 1942 as Generalmajor and Artillerie-Kommandeur 122 (Arko 122)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1944 as Generalleutnant and Höherer Artillerie-Kommandeur 307 (Harko 307)
Gallery
- Max Lindig III.jpg
- Max Lindig II.jpg
- Max Lindig, 1943.jpg
- Dr. Ursula Lindig.png
References
- ↑ Many other sources claim he died on 26 April 1961 in Itzehoe, where he was buried. Serious sources like Lexikon der Wehrmacht and Dave Danner of GMIC state 16 May 1972 in Hamburg.
- ↑ Bewährungstruppe der Luftwaffe
- ↑ Generalleutnant Max Lindig
- ↑ Osnabrücker Zeitung, 7 February 1919
- ↑ Am 12. April 2015 verstarb Frau Dr. Ursula Lindig im Alter von 91 Jahren. (page 3)
- ↑ Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt der Nordelbischen Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche: Dr. Lindig, Ursula, Psychoanalytikerin, Baurs Park 23 a, 2OOO Hamburg 55
- ↑ Studienberatung nach 1945: Wie Toni Milch und Ursula Lindig die „Beratungsstelle für Studenten“ in Hamburg prägten, 2017
- ↑ Dr. Ursula Lindig
- ↑ Rangliste des deutschen Reichsheeres, 1927, p. 143