Kurt Albrecht

Kurt Albrecht
Born	24 February 1889 Dahme
Died	17 March 1959 (aged 70) 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]

References

Citations

1. Thomas and Wegman 1987, p. 34.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 13.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 189.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com