Kurt Herzog
Kurt Herzog | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1889 |
| Died | 8 May 1948 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Branch | German Army |
Service years | 1907–1945 |
Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands | 291st Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps |
Conflicts | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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).[1]
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 October 1914) & 1st Class (6 November 1916)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry[3]
- Knight's Cross 1st class with swords and crown of the Albert Order[3]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg[3]
- Frederickscross[3]
- Military Merit Cross of Austria-Hungary, 3rd class with war decoration[3]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 September 1939)[2]
- 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[4]
- Oak Leaves on 12 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of XXXVIII.Armeekorps[5]
References
Citations
- ↑ Webb 2024, p. 58.
- 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 277.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 127.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
- Webb, James Jack (2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 2: H–O. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71517-4.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1948 deaths
- Generals of the artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Military personnel from Saxony-Anhalt
- Military personnel from the Province of Saxony
- People from Quedlinburg
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Reichswehr personnel
- German Army personnel stubs