Alfred Kuzmany
| Alfred Kuzmany | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 October 1893 Dorna-Watra, Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
4 October 1961 (aged 67) near Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1913–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany) |
| Rank |
Major (Austria) Generalmajor (Germany) |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfred Kuzmany (24 October 1893 – 4 October 1961) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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
- War Merit Cross
- 2nd Class (7 November 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 January 1942)
- 1st Class (17 January 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 338[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 230.
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
- "Alfred Kuzmany @ Axis Biographical Research". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- World War 2 Awards.com
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