Kurt Albrecht

Kurt Albrecht
Kurt Albrecht
Born	24 February 1889; Dahme
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–18; ?–1945
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 948
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942); Siege of Leningrad; Lower Silesian Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Albrecht (24 February 1889 – 17 March 1959) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Cross of Honor
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (28 October 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (16 June 1940)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 October 1944)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 22 November 1941 as Major in I./Infanterie-Regiment 83^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 948^[3]^[4]

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Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Thomas and Wegman 1987, p. 34.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 13.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 189.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

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[Thomas_and_Wegman_p34-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Thomas and Wegman 1987, p. 34.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 13.

[3] Scherzer 2007, p. 189.

[4] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of 359th Infantry Division
Stab	Karl Arndt¹ (Oak Leaves)
Grenadier-Regiment 948	Kurt Albrecht Otto Rodewald Hubert Pilarski² (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Steffani August Weichsel
Grenadier-Regiment 949	Carl-August von Schönfeld
¹Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 511 (293rd Infantry Division). ²Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 511 (293rd Infantry Division).

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Kurt Albrecht
Born	(1889-02-24)24 February 1889 Dahme
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–18 ?–1945
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 948
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Lower Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross