Kurt Herzog
German General and Knight's Cross recipient (1889–1948)
Kurt Herzog (27 March 1889 – 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 at a prisoner of war camp.
Herzog was born in Quedlinburg in 1889 and entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1907. He served in World War I as an artillery officer, ending the war as an Hauptmann and the adjutant of an artillery regiment. He remained as a career officer in the peacetime Reichswehr, serving as the commander of artillery regiments from 1934 to 1939. During World War II, Herzog commanded the 291st Infantry Division (1940–1942) and the XXXVIII Army Corps (1942–1945).
Awards and decorations
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 October 1914) & 1st Class (6 November 1916)
Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry
Knight's Cross 1st class with swords and crown of the Albert Order
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
Frederickscross
Military Merit Cross of Austria-Hungary, 3rd class with war decoration
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.
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