Kurt Herzog

Kurt Herzog
Kurt Herzog
Born	27 March 1889; Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, German Empire
Died	8 May 1948 (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 held	XXXVIII Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 October 1914) & 1st Class (6 November 1916)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 September 1939)^[1]
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^[2]
- Oak Leaves on 12 January 1945 as General der Artillerie and commander of XXXVIII.Armeekorps^[3]

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.

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