Years of service 1916–43
1955–60 Rank Generalmajor | Name Kurt von | |
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Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Second Battle of Kharkov
Battle of the Caucasus
Tunisia Campaign Died August 3, 1975, Stuttgart, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France | ||
Commands held 164th Infantry Division | ||
Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein (28 February 1899 – 3 August 1975) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
On 10 May 1943 he was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Three days later, while commanding the 164th Infantry Division, he surrendered to the British forces in Tunisia, with the 164th Infantry earning the distinction of being "the last major German formation in North Africa to lay down its arms". He was sent to Trent Park, a special camp for generals north of London. In 1955, he joined the Bundeswehr. In 1960, he retired as Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations
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