Horst von Usedom explained

Horst von Usedom
Birth Date:9 March 1906
Branch:Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:Generalmajor
Commands:12 Panzer Division
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Horst von Usedom (9 March 1906 – 14 October 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 12th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

von Usedom surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket in May 1945. He was held prisoner in the Soviet Union until 1955.

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Bibliography

. 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas 1998, p. 398.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 484.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 347.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 83.