Birth of Lothar Rendulic23 October 1887
Born in Wiener Neustadt
Historical person
Lothar Rendulic Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lothar Rendulic, based on 54 World History Database records associated with Austria.
54 records1887–195133 events6 places
Chronological biography
1887
1910
Second Lieutenant1910
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 99th Imperial & Royal Infantry Regiment
1914
Regimental Adjutant1914
Appointed Regimental Adjutant in the 99th Imperial & Royal Infantry Regiment
Regimental Adjutant1914
Appointed Regimental Adjutant in the 99th Imperial & Royal Infantry Regiment
1918
Captain1918
Appointed Captain
Captain1918
Appointed Captain
1925
Major1925
Appointed Major in the General Staff Academy
1933
Colonel1933
Appointed Colonel in the General Staff Academy
1938
Chief of Staff1938
Appointed Chief of Staff in the XVII Army Corps after the Anschluss with Germany
1939
Invasion of Poland1939
Joins in the invasion of Poland after the XVII Army Corps is transferred to Silesia
1940
Commander of 52nd Infantry Division1940
Appointed Commander of the 52nd Infantry Division
Commander of 52nd Infantry Division1940
Appointed Commander of the 52nd Infantry Division
Commander of Fourteenth Infantry Division1940
Appointed Commander of the 14th Infantry Division for the invasion of France
Commander of Fourteenth Infantry Division1940
Appointed Commander of the 14th Infantry Division for the invasion of France
Invasion of Russia22 June 1940
Participates from the beginning of operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa22 June 1940
Participates from the beginning of operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Russia26 June 1940
Crosses into Russia
Operation Barbarossa26 June 1940
Crosses into Russia
Invasion of Russia16 July 1940
Drives Soviet Divisions back to the Dnieper
Operation Barbarossa16 July 1940
Drives Soviet Divisions back to the Dnieper
1942
Award1942
Awarded the Kinights Cross of the Iron Cross
Commander of XXXV Corps1942
Appointed Commander of the XXXV Corps
Citadel11 July 1942
Defends the Second Army at the River Orel against Russian counter-attack
Second Army11 July 1942
Defends the Second Army at the River Orel against Russian counter-attack
Citadel13 July 1942
In 2 days destroys 100 Russian tanks & holds an important sector near the Ssush River
Citadel18 July 1942
The Soviet High Command, Stavka, try to break Rendulics defenses with 400 tanks. The Russians are driven back, 300 Russian tanks destroyed
STAVKA18 July 1942
The Soviet High Command, Stavka, try to break Rendulics defenses with 400 tanks
Citadel19 July 1942
The Russians launch a 3rd attack against Rendulic but are drive back
Citadel19 July 1942
The Russian fail to take Orel
1943
Commander of Western Balkans1943
Appointed Commander of Western Balkans, quickly crushes Titos partisans
Commander of Western Balkans1943
Appointed Commander of Western Balkans, quickly crushes Titos partisans
Invasion of Yugoslavia1943
Prevents the British Eighth Army from landing on the Adriatic
Medal15 September 1943
Awarded the Oak Leaf to the Knights Cross by Adolf Hitler
1944
Commander of Twentieth Gebirgs Army1944
Appointed Commander of the Twentieth Gebirgs Army in the Arctic Circle
Commander of Twentieth Gebirgs Army1944
Appointed Commander of the Twentieth Gebirgs Army in the Arctic Circle
Northern Lights1944
Evacuates Finland in 14 days, required by the armistice between Finland & Russia
Occupation1944
Evacuates Finland in 14 days, required by the armistice between Finland & Russia
Siege of Tito HQ21 May 1944
Orders the XV Gebirg Corps to attack Tito in Bosnia & destroy the Yugoslav Army, YANL
Siege of Tito HQ25 May 1944
The attack on Tito fails due to partisan intelligence
Finns give Germany 14 days to evacuate an army of 250,0003 September 1944
The Finns give Germany 14 days to evacuate an army of 250,000
Occupation3 September 1944
Russia demands German withdrawal from Finland
1945
Medal17 January 1945
Awarded the swords to the oak leaf by Adolf Hitler
Commander of Army Group North27 January 1945
Appointed Commander of the Army Group North
Commander of Army Group North27 January 1945
Appointed Commander of the Army Group North
Siege of River Oder27 January 1945
Rendulic is given the task of holding back the Russians who had advanced as far as the Oder
Supreme Commander12 March 1945
Appointed Supreme Commander of Courland
Supreme Commander12 March 1945
Appointed Supreme Commander of Courland
Army Group South6 April 1945
Appointed Commander Army Group South by Hitler in the Fuhrer Bunker
Army Group South6 April 1945
Appointed Commander Army Group South by Hitler in the Fuhrer Bunker
Commander of Army Group South6 April 1945
Appointed Commander Army Group South by Hitler in the Fuhrer Bunker
Commander of Army Group South6 April 1945
Appointed Commander Army Group South by Hitler in the Fuhrer Bunker
Result of Surrender of Army Group South7 May 1945
A large German force passes into American rather than Soviet custody at the end of the European war.
Surrender of Army Group South7 May 1945
Surrenders 600,000 troops to the Americans rather than the Russians
1951
Arrest of Lothar Rendulic1951
Sentenced to 20 yrs for crimes that could not be proven & released in 1951
Titles and roles
Captain · Chief of Staff · Colonel · Commander of 52nd Infantry Division · Commander of Army Group North · Commander of Army Group South · Commander of Fourteenth Infantry Division · Commander of Twentieth Gebirgs Army · Commander of Western Balkans · Commander of XXXV Corps · Major · Regimental Adjutant · Second Lieutenant · Supreme Commander Courland
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.