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| Kurt Versock | |
|---|---|
 Kurt Versock in 1943 | |
| Born | (1895-02-14)14 February 1895 |
| Died | 17 March 1963(1963-03-17) (aged 68) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 24th Infantry Division XXXXIII Army Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Versock (14 February 1895 – 17 March 1963) was a German general who was awarded the Knight's Cross during World War II.
Versock joined the army in 1914, taking part in World War I. After the war he was retained in the Reichswehr and then served in the Wehrmacht. He took part in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 and Operation Barbarossa as front-line commander. In August 1942, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In May 1943 he appointed commander of the 24th Infantry Division.
In September 1944, he was appointed commander of the XXXXIII Army Corps and tasked with the organization of the coastal defense of the Courland operation. In November 1944 he was promoted to General der Gebirgstruppe. In March 1945 the General Command of the XXXXIII Army Corps was evacuated over sea from the Courland Pocket and added to the 8th army in Northern Hungary. At the end of the war, Kurt Versock surrendered to the American forces.
Awards
- German Cross in Gold (20 June 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 31
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Hans von Tettau | Commander of 24. Infanterie-Division 23 February 1943 – 24 February 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Hans Freiherr von Falkenstein |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Hans Freiherr von Falkenstein | Commander of 24. Infanterie-Division 3 June 1944 – 2 September 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralmajor Harald Schultz |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege | Commandant du XXXXIII. Armeekorps 3 September 1944 - 20 April 1945 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Arthur Kullmer |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 24th Infantry Division | |
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- Generals of Mountain Troops
- People from Pirna
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- 1895 births
- 1963 deaths
- Military personnel of the Kingdom of Saxony
- Military personnel from Saxony
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German Army generals of World War II