Curt Siewert

Curt Siewert
Born	(1899-04-05)5 April 1899 Oberförsterei Ratzeburg
Died	13 June 1983(1983-06-13) (aged 84) Hanover
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1916–45 1956–60
Rank	Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	58th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Curt Siewert (5 April 1899 – 13 June 1983) as a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Siewert surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was held until May 1948. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1960.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold (17 February 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 58. Infanterie-Division^[1]

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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 by General der Artillerie Wilhelm Berlin	Commander of 58. Infanterie-Division 7 June 1943 – 13 January 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Fritz Klasing

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 58th Infantry Division

Staff	Karl von Graffen Curt Siewert

Units	Hermann-Heinrich Behrend¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Werner Ebeling(Oak Leaves) Oskar Bremermann Wilhelm Eggemann³ (Oak Leaves) Gerhard Hein (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Kreipe Ulrich Freiherr von Canstein Gerhard Boldt Wilhelm-Ernst Freiherr von Cramm

¹ Knight's Cross with the 269th Infantry Division, Swords with the 490th Infantry Division. ³ Knight's Cross with the 32nd Infantry Division

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