Kurt Cuno
Kurt Cuno (born August 27, 1896 in Zweibrücken , † July 14, 1961 in Munich ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Cuno served as an officer in the First World War . After the end of the war the Reichswehr took over him and he was used in various units. In the Wehrmacht during World War II he briefly led the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division and the 233rd Reserve Panzer Division from August 1943 to June 1944.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on January 14, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on January 18, 1942
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ^ Samuel W. Mitcham : The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War , p. 217. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 132 .
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| SURNAME | Cuno, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zweibrücken |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1961 |
| Place of death | Munich |