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Kurt Herzog

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Years of service
  
1907–45

Rank
  
General der Artillerie


Name
  
Kurt Herzog

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket

Died
  
May 8, 1948, Vorkuta, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, Courland Pocket, World War II

Commands held
  
291st Infantry Division, XXXVIII Army Corps

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Kurt Herzog (27 March 1889, Quedlinburg – 8 May 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Herzog surrendered to the Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity on 8 May 1948.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 October 1914) & 1st Class (6 November 1916)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 September 1939)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 291. Infanterie-Division
  • Oak Leaves on 12 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of XXXVIII.Armeekorps

    • References

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