Kurt Albrecht

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Service/branch Heer Rank Oberst of the Reserves Name Kurt Albrecht Died 1962		Years of service 1911–18 ?–1945 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 948 Role Film producer Ex-spouse Mary Blee
Born 24 February 1889 Dahme ( 1889-02-24 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Lower Silesian Offensive Similar People Scott Ziehl, Richard Middleton, Meyer Shwarzstein, Willard Carroll

Kurt Albrecht (24 February 1889 – 17 March 1959) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class

1st Class

Cross of Honor

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (28 October 1939)

1st Class (16 June 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 October 1944)

German Cross in Gold on 22 November 1941 as Major in I./Infanterie-Regiment 83

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 948

References

Kurt Albrecht Wikipedia

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