Kurt Heyser
Kurt Heyser | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 August 1894 |
| Died | 20 April 1974 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Service years | 1913–1919 1935–1945 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Heyser (27 August 1894 – 20 April 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 47[1]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 187.
References
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1974 deaths
- Military personnel from Braunschweig
- Major generals of the German Army (1935–1945)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from the Duchy of Brunswick
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States