Kurt Prinz

Kurt Prinz
Born	3 April 1920 Breslau, Lower Silesia, German Empire
Died	7 April 2009 (aged 89) Kronach, Bavaria, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 164
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Prinz (3 April 1920 – 7 April 2009) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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. Kurt Prinz was captured by American troops in May 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket. In 1946 he was handed over to Soviet forces and held until 1949.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal (27 August 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (21 March 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (25 February 1943)
  • in Gold (15 June 1943)
• Infantry Assault Badge (26 March 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (29 March 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 April 1945 as Oberleutnant and commander of 1. / Grenadier-Regiment 164 ^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht