Kurt Möhring

Kurt Möhring (3 January 1900 – 18 December 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Möhring was killed on 18 December 1944 in Befort, Luxembourg, during the Battle of the Bulge.

Kurt Möhring
Born	3 January 1900 Groß Lipschin
Died	18 December 1944(1944-12-18) (aged 44) Befort, Luxembourg
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1916–1944
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands	196th Infantry Division 276th Volksgrenadier Division
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of the Bulge †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 82^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 256.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. Friedrich Franek	Commander of 196. Infanterie-Division 24 December 1943 – February 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Klinge
Preceded by None	Commander of 276.Volksgrenadier-Division 4 September 1944 – 18 December 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hugo Dempwolff