Kurt Möhring

Kurt Möhring
Born	(1900-01-03)January 3, 1900
Died	18 December 1944(1944-12-18) (aged 44)
Place of birth	Groß Lipschin
Place of death	Befort, Luxembourg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–1944
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	196. Infanterie-Division 276. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Battle of the Bulge†
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Möhring (3 January 1900 – 18 December 1944) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Kurt Möhring was killed on 18 December 1944 in Befort, Luxembourg, during the Battle of the Bulge. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (29 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 82

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• Kurt Möhring @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. Friedrich Franek	Commander of 196. Infanterie-Division 24 December 1943 – February 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Klinge
Preceded by None	Commander of 276.Volksgrenadier-Division 4 September 1944 – 18 December 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hugo Dempwolff