Lothar Rendulic
Lothar Rendulic | |
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| Born | 23 October 1887 Wiener Neustadt, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 17 January 1971 (aged 83) Fraham near Eferding, Austria |
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| Service | Austro-Hungarian Army Austrian Armed Forces German Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1938 1938–1945 |
| Rank | Oberst Generaloberst |
| Commands | 14th Infantry Division 52nd Infantry Division XXXV Corps 2nd Panzer Army 20th Mountain Army Army Group Courland Army Group North Army Group Ostmark |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
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Lothar Rendulic (Croatian: Rendulić; 23 October 1887 – 17 January 1971) was an Austrian war criminal and army group commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Rendulic was one of three Austrians who rose to the rank of Generaloberst (colonel general) in the German armed forces. The other two were Romanian-born Alexander Löhr and Erhard Raus from Moravia.
Rendulic was tried at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in 1948. Though acquitted of deliberate scorched earth tactics in Finland during the Lapland War, he was convicted of killing hostages in Yugoslavia at the Hostages Trial and imprisoned. After his release in 1951 he took up writing.