Kurt Haehling
Kurt Haehling | |
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Born | (1893-11-07)7 November 1893 Rosengarten, District of Angerburg, East Prussia, German Empire present-day Radzieje, Poland |
Died | 20 May 1983(1983-05-20) (aged 89) Finsterwalde, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1912–20 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | 73rd Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Courland Pocket |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Haehling (7 November 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Haehling surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1951.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 126. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
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.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. Friedrich Franek | Commander of 73. Infanterie-Division 30 July 1944 – 7 September 1944 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Franz Schlieper |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Gotthard Fischer | Commander of 126. Infanterie-Division 14 February 1945 – 8 May 1945 | Succeeded by None |