Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein
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Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein (28 February 1899 – 3 August 1975) was a German general during World War II.
On 10 May 1943, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Three days later, while commanding the 164th Infantry Division, he surrendered to the Allied forces in Tunisia.[1] He was sent to Trent Park, a camp for high-ranking commanders north of London. In 1955, he joined the Bundeswehr. In 1960, he retired as Generalmajor.
Bernard Freyberg (left), commander of the 2nd New Zealand Division
, and Brigadier Graham after the surrender of Axis forces in TunisiaAwards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 164. Leichte Afrika Division
Notes
- ^ Samuel W. Mitcham, Rommel's Desert Commanders: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941-1942 (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007) p185
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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