Heinz Kokott Explained

Heinz Kokott
Birth Date:	14 November 1900
Birth Place:	Groß Strehlitz
Death Place:	Traunstein
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	26. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations:	Heinrich Himmler (brother in-law)

Heinz Kokott (14 November 1900 – 29 May 1976) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Kokott took part in the siege of Bastogne in December 1944.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 337^[2]

Other

After his capture, there were some interrogations.

S.L.A. Marshall published a book in 1946 (title: BASTOGNE - The First Eight Days). It can be read as Public Domain.^[3] The book has an appendix; here is a quote from it:

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . de . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

1. http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/Bastogne/bast-app.htm Seite 174 - 176
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 220.
3. Web site: BASTOGNE. The Story of the First Eight Days In Which the 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within the Ring of German Forces . 2012-04-23 . 2008-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204013505/http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/Bastogne/bast-fm.htm . dead .