Kurt Herzog

Kurt Herzog (27 March 1889, Quedlinburg – 8 May 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. A war criminal, Herzog surrendered to the Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity on 8 May 1948.

Kurt Herzog
Born	27 March 1889 Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, German Empire
Died	8 May 1948(1948-05-08) (aged 59) Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire (1907–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933-1945)
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	XXXVIII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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

References

Bibliography

• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.