serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1912 -- 20 1935 -- 45 heer 73 . infanterie-division 126 . infanterie-division finsterwalde 20 may 1983 angerburg german to 1920 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i world war ii 7 november 1893 generalmajor kurt haehling
 kurt haehling
kurt haehling

kurt haehling -lrb- 7 november 1893 -- 20 may 1983 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalmajor 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 haehling was captured by soviet troops in may 1945 in the courland pocket .
he was held until 1951 .
