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Kurt Haehling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1893 Rosengarten, District of Angerburg, East Prussia, German Empire present-day Radzieje, Poland |
| Died | 20 May 1983 (aged 89) Finsterwalde, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany |
| Allegiance | 
German Empire 
Weimar Republic 
Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1912–20 1935–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 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.
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 126. Infanterie-Division [1]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
- 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.
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| National | |
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Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Węgorzewo
- Military personnel from East Prussia
- Nazi Party members
- National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) politicians
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German police officers
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- 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
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
Kurt Haehling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1893 Rosengarten, District of Angerburg, East Prussia, German Empire present-day Radzieje, Poland |
| Died | 20 May 1983 (aged 89) Finsterwalde, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany |
| Allegiance |
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1912–20 1935–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 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.
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 126. Infanterie-Division [1]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
- 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.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Węgorzewo
- Military personnel from East Prussia
- Nazi Party members
- National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) politicians
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German police officers
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- 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
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze