Fritz Lindemann

Fritz Lindemann (11 April 1894 – 22 September 1944) was a General officer in the Wehrmacht and member of the resistance to Adolf Hitler.

Career Lindeman was born on 11 April 1894 in Berlin-Charlottenburg, a borough of the capital of the German Empire. His father was the son of , a military officer. In 1912, Lindemann graduated from the Viktoria-Gymnasium in Potsdam, present-day , receiving his Abitur (university entry qualification) at the top of his class.

Lindemann entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1912. He fought in World War I and, at the end of the war, he was an Oberleutnant. He was awarded the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class, among other decorations. On request by the Foreign Minister of Germany, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Lindemann was selected as one of six officers providing security for the German delegation during the negotiation of Treaty of Versailles.

Lindemann participated in the suppression of the German Revolution of 1918–1919 as a member of the Freikorps. However, as a member of the Reichswehr and a loyalist to the Weimar Republic, he refused to participate in the Kapp Putsch. Lindemann served as commander of the 132nd Infantry Division from January 1942 to August 1943, before appointment as Chief of Staff of the Artillery in the Oberkommando des Heeres.

Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class 1st Class Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as Oberst and Artilleriekommandeur 138. German Cross in Gold on 23 August 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 132. Infanterie-Division