Georg Lindemann

Georg Lindemann (8 March 1884 – 25 September 1963) was a German general during World War II.

In 1936, Lindemann was promoted to Generalmajor and given command of the 36th Infantry Division which took part in the Invasion of France.

In June 1941, at the launch of Operation Barbarossa, Lindemann's Corps was a part of Army Group North.

Lindemann commanded the 18th Army throughout the campaigns around Leningrad and during the January 1944 retreat from the Oranienbaum Bridgehead to Narva.

Lindemann was then given the task of dismantling the German occupation of Denmark until 6 June 1945, when he was arrested at his headquarters in Silkeborg.

Georg Lindemann (2nd from left) during an inspection in the trenches near Leningrad.