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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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27 March 1889, Quedlinburg, Germany
Death
8 May 1948, Vorkuta, Russia (aged 59 years)
Age
59 years
Awards
Third Class Military Merit Cross
Albert Order
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Biography
Kurt Herzog (27 March 1889, Quedlinburg – 8 May 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Herzog surrendered to the 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)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 September 1939)
- 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
- Oak Leaves on 12 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of XXXVIII.Armeekorps
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1889 births
1889 births
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German military personnel of World War I
German military personnel of World War I
German people who died in Soviet detention
German people who died in Soviet detention
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
People from Quedlinburg
People from Quedlinburg
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