Birth of Lothar Rendulic
Born in Wiener Neustadt
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Lothar Rendulic Biography and Timeline
Follow Lothar Rendulic through 54 dated historical records for Austria.
Lothar Rendulic, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
54Distinct records
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1887–1944Years on this page
1887
1910
Second Lieutenant
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 99th Imperial & Royal Infantry Regiment
1914
Regimental Adjutant
Appointed Regimental Adjutant in the 99th Imperial & Royal Infantry Regiment
Regimental Adjutant
Appointed Regimental Adjutant in the 99th Imperial & Royal Infantry Regiment
Role range: 1914-1918
1918
Captain
Appointed Captain
Captain
Appointed Captain
Role range: 1914-1918
1925
Major
Appointed Major in the General Staff Academy
1933
Colonel
Appointed Colonel in the General Staff Academy
1938
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff in the XVII Army Corps after the Anschluss with Germany
1939
Invasion of Poland
Joins in the invasion of Poland after the XVII Army Corps is transferred to Silesia
Role range: 1939-1945
1940
Invasion of Russia
Participates from the beginning of operation Barbarossa
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Participates from the beginning of operation Barbarossa
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
Crosses into Russia
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Crosses into Russia
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
Drives Soviet Divisions back to the Dnieper
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Drives Soviet Divisions back to the Dnieper
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of 52nd Infantry Division
Appointed Commander of the 52nd Infantry Division
Commander of Fourteenth Infantry Division
Appointed Commander of the 14th Infantry Division for the invasion of France
Commander of 52nd Infantry Division
Appointed Commander of the 52nd Infantry Division
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of Fourteenth Infantry Division
Appointed Commander of the 14th Infantry Division for the invasion of France
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Citadel
Defends the Second Army at the River Orel against Russian counter-attack
Role range: 1939-1945
Second Army
Defends the Second Army at the River Orel against Russian counter-attack
Role range: 1939-1945
Citadel
In 2 days destroys 100 Russian tanks & holds an important sector near the Ssush River
Role range: 1939-1945
Citadel
The Soviet High Command, Stavka, try to break Rendulics defenses with 400 tanks. The Russians are driven back, 300 Russian tanks destroyed
Role range: 1939-1945
STAVKA
The Soviet High Command, Stavka, try to break Rendulics defenses with 400 tanks
Role range: 1939-1945
Citadel
The Russians launch a 3rd attack against Rendulic but are drive back
Role range: 1939-1945
Citadel
The Russian fail to take Orel
Role range: 1939-1945
Award
Awarded the Kinights Cross of the Iron Cross
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of XXXV Corps
Appointed Commander of the XXXV Corps
Role range: 1939-1945
1943
Medal
Awarded the Oak Leaf to the Knights Cross by Adolf Hitler
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of Western Balkans
Appointed Commander of Western Balkans, quickly crushes Titos partisans
Commander of Western Balkans
Appointed Commander of Western Balkans, quickly crushes Titos partisans
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Prevents the British Eighth Army from landing on the Adriatic
Role range: 1939-1945
1944
Siege of Tito HQ
Orders the XV Gebirg Corps to attack Tito in Bosnia & destroy the Yugoslav Army, YANL
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Tito HQ
The attack on Tito fails due to partisan intelligence
Role range: 1939-1945
Finns give Germany 14 days to evacuate an army of 250,000
The Finns give Germany 14 days to evacuate an army of 250,000
Role range: 1939-1945
Occupation
Russia demands German withdrawal from Finland
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of Twentieth Gebirgs Army
Appointed Commander of the Twentieth Gebirgs Army in the Arctic Circle
Commander of Twentieth Gebirgs Army
Appointed Commander of the Twentieth Gebirgs Army in the Arctic Circle
Role range: 1939-1945
Northern Lights
Evacuates Finland in 14 days, required by the armistice between Finland & Russia
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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