Kurt Haehling

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Years of service 1912–201935–45 Service/branch German Army Name Kurt Haehling		Other work Police officer Rank Generalmajor
Born 7 November 1893Angerburg ( 1893-11-07 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceInvasion of YugoslaviaOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)First Battle of KharkovBattle of the CaucasusLublin–Brest OffensiveCourland Pocket Died May 20, 1983, Finsterwalde, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 73rd Infantry Division, 126th Infantry Division

Kurt Haehling (7 November 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Haehling surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1951.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 126. Infanterie-Division

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