Kurt Pflieger

Kurt Pflieger
Born	18 May 1890 Wiesbaden, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	337. Infanterie-Division 31. Infanterie-Division 416. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police Officer

Kurt Pflieger (19 September 1890 – 19 September 1958) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also 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 Pflieger was captured in 1945 by British troops and was held until 1948

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 October 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (4 September 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (28 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 416. Infanterie-Division

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• specialcamp11

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Spang	Commander of 337. Infanterie-Division 19 May 1941 – 15 March 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Erich Marcks
Preceded by Oberst Friedrich Hoßbach	Commander of 31. Infanterie-Division 24 February 1942 – 1 April 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Hermann Flörke