Kurt Prinz
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Kurt Prinz
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Born | 3 April 1920 Breslau, Lower Silesia, German Empire |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kronach, Bavaria, Germany |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1937–45 |
Rank | Major of the Reserves |
Commands held | I./Grenadier-Regiment 164 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Prinz (3 April 1920 – 7 April 2009) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt Prinz was captured by American troops in May 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket. In 1946 he was handed over to Soviet forces and held until 1949.
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal (27 August 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 October 1939)
- 1st Class (21 March 1943)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (?)
- in Silver (25 February 1943)
- in Gold (15 June 1943)
- Infantry Assault Badge (26 March 1943)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (29 March 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 April 1945 as Oberleutnant and commander of 1. / Grenadier-Regiment 164 [1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.
Bibliography
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External links
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Wrocław
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- People from the Province of Lower Silesia