Kurt Pflieger

Kurt Pflieger
Kurt Pflieger
Born	18 May 1890
Died	19 September 1958 (aged 68)
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1909–20; 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	337th Infantry Division; 31st Infantry Division; 416th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Pflieger (19 September 1890 – 19 September 1958) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as generalleutnant and commander of 416th Infantry Division ^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Spang	Commander of 337th Infantry Division 19 May 1941 – 15 March 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Erich Marcks
Preceded by Oberst Friedrich Hoßbach	Commander of 31st Infantry Division 24 February 1942 – 1 April 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Hermann Flörke

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