Kurt Haehling | |
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Born | Rosengarten, District of Angerburg, East Prussia, German Empire present-day Radzieje, Poland | 7 November 1893
Died | 20 May 1983 Finsterwalde, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany | (aged 89)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1912–20 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 73rd Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Courland Pocket |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Haehling (7 November 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Haehling surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1951.