Curt von Jesser
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Curt von Jesser | |
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Born | Wadowice, Austria | 4 November 1890
Died | 18 August 1950 Vienna, Austria | (aged 59)
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Austro-Hungarian ArmyArmy |
Years of service | 1909–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany) |
Rank | Oberstleutnant (Austria) Generalmajor |
Commands | 155th Reserve Panzer Division |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Curt von Jesser (4 November 1890 – 18 August 1950) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 36[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 201.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1950 deaths
- People from Wadowice
- Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Austrian prisoners of war
- People from Austrian Silesia
- Austrian military personnel of World War II
- Austro-Hungarian Army officers
- Austrian people convicted of war crimes
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom