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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Gender
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Place of birth
Braunschweig
Place of death
Bremen
Age
79 years
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Biography
Kurt Heyser (27 August 1894 – 20 April 1974) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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 Heyser was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 47
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 187.
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