Kurt Oppenländer Explained

Kurt Oppenländer
Birth Date:11 February 1892
Birth Place:Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Death Place:Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany
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Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1911–45
Rank:Generalleutnant
Commands:305th Infantry Division
198th Infantry Division
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Oppenländer (11 February 1892 – 17 March 1947) 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. Oppenländer died in American custody on 17 March 1947.

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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. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 269.