Kurt Pflieger

{{Short description|WWII German military officer}}

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|birth_date=18 May 1890

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|allegiance={{flag|German Empire}}
{{flag|Weimar Republic}}
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|branch=Army

|serviceyears=1909–1920
1934–1945

|rank=Generalleutnant

|commands=337th Infantry Division
31st Infantry Division
416th Infantry Division

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World War II

|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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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 Fellgiebel 2000, p. 275.
  • References

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    =Bibliography=

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    • {{Cite book

    |last=Fellgiebel

    |first=Walther-Peer

    |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

    |year=2000

    |orig-date=1986

    |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile

    |trans-title=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

    |language=German

    |location=Friedberg, Germany

    |publisher=Podzun-Pallas

    |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6

    }}

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    • [http://www.specialcamp11.co.uk/Generalleutnant%20Kurt%20Pflieger.htm]

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    before=Generalleutnant Karl Spang|

    after=General der Artillerie Erich Marcks|

    title= Commander of 337th Infantry Division|

    years=19 May 1941 – 15 March 1942

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    before=Oberst Friedrich Hoßbach|

    after=Oberst Hermann Flörke|

    title= Commander of 31st Infantry Division|

    years=24 February 1942 – 1 April 1943

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    Category:1890 births

    Category:1958 deaths

    Category:Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)

    Category:German Army personnel of World War I

    Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class

    Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross

    Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

    Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom

    Category:Military personnel from Hesse-Nassau

    Category:Military personnel from Wiesbaden

    Category:German Army generals of World War II