Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein

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Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein
February 28, 1899 – August 3, 1975
Place of birth Horb am Neckar
Place of death Stuttgart
Service/branch Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, Bundeswehr
Rank Generalmajor
Battles/wars World War I, World War II
Awards Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Großes Verdienstkreuz (Great Cross of Merit)

Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein (February 28, 1899 – August 3, 1975) was a German general.

Liebenstein was born in Horb am Neckar in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He joined the German Army on December 20, 1916, as a Fahnenjunker and took part in World War I. He was decorated with the Eisernes Kreuz. German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1942[1]. Following, he joined the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht Heer.

On May 10, 1943, he was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

In 1955, he joined the Bundeswehr. In 1960, he retired as Generalmajor.

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  1. ^ Patzwall

Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

[edit] References

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.

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