Alfred Kuzmany

Alfred Kuzmany
Born	(1893-10-24)24 October 1893 Dorna-Watra, Austria-Hungary
Died	4 October 1961(1961-10-04) (aged 67) near Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany)
Rank	Major (Austria) Generalmajor (Germany)
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Kuzmany (24 October 1893 – 4 October 1961) 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.

Awards and decorations

• War Merit Cross
  • 2nd Class (7 November 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 January 1942)
  • 1st Class (17 January 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 338

References

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• "Alfred Kuzmany @ Axis Biographical Research". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• World War 2 Awards.com