Kurt Brennecke Explained

Kurt Brennecke
Birth Date:	16 December 1891
Allegiance:	(to 1918) (to 1933)
Serviceyears:	1910–45
Commands:	XXXXIII. Armeekorps
Battles:	World War I----World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket

Kurt Brennecke (16 December 1891 – 30 December 1982) was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXXIII. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kurt Brennecke was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in March 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 February 1942 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXIII. Armeekorps
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer . 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 . 2000 . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . First published 1986 . Podzun-Pallas . Friedberg, Germany . de . 978-3-7909-0284-6.