Kurt Cuno

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Years of service 1915–45 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Kurt Cuno Service/branch German Army
Born 27 August 1896Zweibrucken ( 1896-08-27 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of the SudetenlandInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of Moscow Died July 14, 1961, Munich, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held 233rd Reserve Panzer Division Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Kurt Cuno (27 August 1896 – 14 July 1961) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 233d Reserve Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 May 1916) & 1st Class (20 August 1916)

Wound Badge in Black (30 June 1918) & in Silver (19 March 1942)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 July 1941) & 1st Class (10 July 1941)

Panzer Badge in Silver (18 August 1941)

Eastern Front Medal (25 August 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 14 January 1942 as Oberst with Panzer-Regiment 39

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 39

References

Kurt Cuno Wikipedia

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