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Ayrer, Lothar

Date of birth:
November 4th, 1889 (Zwickau/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
December 12th, 1944 (north of Kayserberg/Alsace, France)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Lothar Ayrer finally reached the rank of Oberst. He was killed on 12th December 1944, north of Kayserberg.

Lothar Ayrer lies buried at the German Cemetery in Bergheim, Plot 4, Row 5, Grave 210.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant
Unit:
I. / Infanterie-Regiment 439 / 134.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
December 26th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - Scheibert, H., Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold (Das Heer), Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Friedberg, Germany, 1983
    - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.

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