Curt Siewert

Curt Siewert
Born	(1899-04-05)5 April 1899 Oberförsterei Ratzeburg
Died	13 June 1983(1983-06-13) (aged 84) Hanover
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany
Service / branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1916–45 1956–60
Rank	Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands	58th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Curt Siewert (5 April 1899 – 13 June 1983) as a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Siewert surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was held until May 1948. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1960.

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold (17 February 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 58. Infanterie-Division

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)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{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)