Years of service 1914–43 Service/branch German Army | Name Erich Kahsnitz | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Third Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Kursk Died July 29, 1943, Wroclaw, Poland Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held Panzer-Grenadier-Division Grosdeutschland Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Third Battle of Kharkov, Battle of Kursk, World War II | ||
Erich Kahsnitz (17 February 1898 – 29 July 1943) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Kahsnitz was wounded on 5 July 1943, near Belgorod, during the Battle of Kursk. He died of his wounds on 29 July 1943 in Breslau and was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
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