Kurt Herzog | |
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Born | 27 March 1889 Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, German Empire |
Died | 8 May 1948 Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 59)
Allegiance | German Empire (1907–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933-1945) |
Service/ | 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.