Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein
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Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein | |
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 Liebenstein (front row, 2nd from right) at Trent Park | |
| Born | 28 February 1899 Horb am Neckar |
| Died | 3 August 1975 (aged 76) Jebenhausen |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany |
| Years of service | 1916–43 1955–60 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 164th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Tunisia Campaign |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Great Cross of Merit |
Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein (28 February 1899 – 3 August 1975) was a German general during World War II.
On 10 May 1943, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Three days later, while commanding the 164th Infantry Division, he surrendered to the Allied forces in Tunisia.[1] He was sent to Trent Park, a camp for high-ranking commanders north of London. In 1955, he joined the Bundeswehr. In 1960, he retired as Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 164. Leichte Afrika Division
Notes
[edit]- ^ Samuel W. Mitcham, Rommel's Desert Commanders: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941-1942 (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007) p185
References
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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