OFFICER WEARING SOLDIER'S BELT

Oberleutnant
Viktor Lindemann (1916-1942) was born on 23 November 1916 in Koblenz in
the Rhine Province of Germany and served as an officer in the Heer
during the Second World War. As Leutnant and Adjutant of the III.
Bataillon of Infanterie-Regiment 124 he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des
Eisernen Kreuzes on 21 September 1941 for his conduct during operations
on the Eastern Front in the opening phase of the German campaign against
the Soviet Union. He later received promotion to Oberleutnant and was
appointed Chef of the 4. Schwadron of Radfahr-Abteilung 72 in the 72.
Infanterie-Division. In addition to the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
he was decorated with the Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse and the Eisernes
Kreuz 2. Klasse. Lindemann was killed in action on 9 September 1942 near
Dubakino on the southern sector of the Eastern Front while serving in
his command role with the bicycle reconnaissance unit. The precise
action or series of actions that led to the award of his Ritterkreuz des
Eisernen Kreuzes is not described in detail in the available
biographical entries on the internet, which record only the date, his
rank and his assignment at the time of the bestowal.
Source :
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