Kurt Möhring

Kurt Möhring
Born	3 January 1900 Groß Lipschin
Died	18 December 1944(1944-12-18) (aged 44) 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

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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
- Knight's Cross on 18 July 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 82^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 256.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Kurt Möhring @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. Fritz 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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 31st Infantry Division

Stab	Gerhard Berthold Willifrank Ochsner

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 12	Gerhard Bruchmann Ernst König (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Preussler Martin Wandersleb

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 17	Wilhelm Ahrens Otto Chowanetz Joachim von Stolzmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 82	Wilhelm Busse Friedrich Hoßbach¹ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Kirschenmann Wilhelm Lasse Gerhard Lemke Heinrich Lodtka Kurt Möhring Hugo Schwede Simon Sturm Walther Wallowitz Eberhard Wolfram

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 31	Albert Ahrens

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 31	Harald Scheuermann

Pionier-Bataillon 31	Hugo Deventer Helmut Kalbitz² (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with LVI Panzer Corps) ² Knight’s Cross with Pionier-Bataillon 125 (125th Infantry Division).

Persondata
Name	Moehring, Kurt
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	3 January 1900
Place of birth	Groß Lipschin, Pomerania
Date of death	18 December 1944
Place of death	Befort, Luxembourg