Kurt Herzog

Kurt Herzog
Born	27 March 1889 Quedlinburg
Died	8 May 1948(1948-05-08) (aged 59) Workuta
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	291. Infanterie Division XXXVIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Kurt Herzog (27 March 1889, Quedlinburg – 8 May 1948) was a German general who commanded the 291. Infanterie Division during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt Herzog was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity on 8 May 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (26 October 1914)
  • 1st Class (6 November 1916)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (17 March 1916)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (29 September 1939)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 291. Infanterie-Division
  • 694th Oak Leaves on 12 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of XXXVIII.Armeekorps
• Ärmelband Kurland

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Kurt Herzog @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 25, 2011)

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 291. Infanterie-Division 7 February 1940 - 10 June 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Werner Goeritz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Haenicke	Commander of XXXVIII. Armeekorps 29 June 1942 - 8 January 1945	Succeeded by Renamed XXXVIII Panzerkorps