Max Kurze

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Max Kurze
Born	22 June 1911 Essen
Died	25 November 1997(1997-11-25) (aged 86) Dortmund
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major der Reserve
Commands held	Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 187
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Max Kurze (22 June 1911 – 25 November 1997) was a highly decorated Major der Reserve 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
General Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
German Cross in Gold (1 December 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 September 1944 as Major der Reserve and commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 187^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (21 September 1944)

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 230.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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] (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

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 87th Infantry Division

Stab	Walter Hartmann¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz

Infanterie/Greandier-Regiment 173	Gregor Baunach Hans Rosenheinrich Georg Schmidt

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 185	Hellmuth Pfeifer² (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Staiger Siegfried Moldenhauer

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 187	Hans Bergen Heinz Berger Herbert Droitsch Hans-Werner Forwerk Helmut Geißler Günther Hochgartz Martin Mann Otto Schwarzer Otto Streich

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 187	Franz Geskens Max Kurze

Pionier-Bataillon 187	Ernst Telschig

¹ Knight's Cross as Artilleriekommandeur 140, Swords with the VIII Army Corps ² Oak Leaves with the 65th Infantry Division

Persondata
Name	Kurze, Max
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	22 June 1911
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Date of death	25 November 1997
Place of death	Dortmund, Germany

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