Karl Löwrick (8 November 1894 – 8 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Löwrick was killed on 8 April 1945 in an accident in Pillau. Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 May 1915) & 1st Class (18 September 1917) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 June 1940) &1st Class (20 June 1940) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 272 247th Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 272 References Citations Bibliography 1894 births 1945 deaths People from Kętrzyn County Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I German police officers Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves People from East Prussia German Army personnel killed in World War II Accidental deaths in Germany German Army generals of World War II