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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
7 November 1893(Węgorzewo, Gmina Węgorzewo, Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship)
Death:
20 May 1983(Finsterwalde, Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg, Germany)
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Biography
Introduction
Kurt Haehling (7 November 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Haehling surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1951.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 126. Infanterie-Division