Kurt Möhring
Kurt Möhring | |
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Born | 3 January 1900 Groß Lipschin |
Died | 18 December 1944 Befort, Luxembourg | (aged 44)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1916–44 |
Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
Commands held | 196th Infantry Division 276th Volksgrenadier Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Möhring (3 January 1900 – 18 December 1944) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Möhring was killed on 18 December 1944 in Befort, Luxembourg, during the Battle of the Bulge. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 82[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 256.
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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Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Kościerzyna County
- People from West Prussia
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- 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
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Reichswehr personnel