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Revision as of 21:54, 24 April 2016
Kurt Haehling | |
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Born | Rosengarten, District of Angerburg, East Prussia, German Empire present-day Radzieje, Poland | 7 November 1893
Died | 20 May 1983 Finsterwalde, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany | (aged 89)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1912–20 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | 73. Infanterie-Division 126. Infanterie-Division |
Battles / wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Other work | Police officer |
Kurt Haehling (7 November 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Kurt Haehling was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1951.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 126. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Węgorzewo
- People from East Prussia
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- German police officers
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war