Kurt von Briesen

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Acceptance of the victory parade in Paris by Lieutenant General Kurt von Briesen on June 14, 1940

Kurt Alfred Otto Erimar von Briesen (born May 3, 1883 in Anklam , † November 20, 1941 near Isjum , Ukraine ) was a German infantry general in World War II .

Life

origin

Kurt von Briesen was the son of General of the Infantry Alfred von Briesen (1849–1914) and his wife Olga, née von Kleist . In addition to his father, his brother Leopold († 1915) also died on the Eastern Front during the First World War .

Military career

On September 26, 1904, Briesen joined the Emperor Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2 of the Prussian Army in Berlin as a flag junior . On April 22, 1905 he was appointed ensign and on January 27, 1906 he was promoted to lieutenant . From October 1, 1910, Briesen acted as adjutant of the fusilier battalion. On July 19, 1913, he became a first lieutenant and as such was commanded from October 1, 1913 for further training at the war academy .

With the outbreak of the First World War , Briesen broke off the academy and was appointed regimental adjutant of Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 15. He was deployed with the regiment on the Western Front in France, where he was wounded on August 23, 1914. After a hospital stay and recovery, he was used from October 28, 1914 as adjutant of the 26th Reserve Infantry Brigade. In this function he was promoted to captain on January 27, 1915 . In 1916 he was transferred to the General Staff of the IV Army Corps . On September 7, 1916, Briesen was transferred to the Army General Staff, leaving this position, and in 1918 was appointed First General Staff Officer of the 239th Infantry Division . For his achievements he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and in April 1918 with the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords.

After the end of the war , Briesen was in command of Volunteer Battalion 52 from January to April 1919 and then joined the II Army Corps as the first general staff officer . From October 1, 1919, he was in the same position in the staff of Military District Command  II until he was finally retired from military service on March 9, 1920 with effect from March 31, 1920. With this date Briesen received the character as major .

On May 1, 1922 Briesen was deployed in the L-Dienst of Military District Command II in Stettin and organized the border protection in the Pomerania Province .

Memorial plate from the Briesenkaserne to his time with the 69th Infantry Regiment

As the commander of Neustettin , he was reactivated on April 1, 1934 and appointed commander of the 69th Infantry Regiment in Hamburg on October 15, 1935 . At the beginning of February 1938, Briesen took over as commander of the 30th Infantry Division in Lübeck . After the beginning of the Second World War, he fought with his division in the attack on Poland and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on October 27, 1939 . With a large bandage he also took on the Western campaign in part in France and his division was allowed as a special award for their achievements during the fighting before their commander Lieutenant General von Briesen at the Arc de Triomphe in the capital Paris march past. On November 25, 1940, Briesen was appointed General of the Infantry to the Commanding General of the LII. Army Corps appointed. During a trip to the front near Isjum on the Donets , he was killed in an air raid.

family

Kurt von Briesen married Charlotte von Gynz-Rekowski in 1915 .

Honors

A Bundeswehr barracks in Flensburg-Weiche was called “ Briesen barracks ” from 1967 to 1997 . The barracks no longer exist, today the site is a garden city.

literature

  • Dermot Bradley , Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: The Generals of the Army 1921-1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, data officers, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 2: v. Blanckensee – v. Czettritz and Neuhauß. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2424-7 , pp. 269-270.

Web links

Commons : Kurt von Briesen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Briesenkaserne of the Panzer Brigade 16
  2. ↑ Place of death according to national bibliography MV deviating: in Deriewka (Russia).
personal data
SURNAME Briesen, Kurt von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Briesen, Kurt Alfred Otto Erimar von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German infantry general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Anklam
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 1941
Place of death near Isjum , Ukraine