Kurt Haehling

Kurt Haehling
Born	(1893-11-07)7 November 1893 Rosengarten, German Empire
Died	20 May 1983(1983-05-20) (aged 89) Finsterwalde, East Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	73rd Infantry Division 126. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Kurt Haehling (7 November 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Haehling surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1951.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 126. 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 Generalleutnant Dr. Friedrich Franek	Commander of 73. Infanterie-Division 30 July 1944 – 7 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Franz Schlieper
Preceded by Generalleutnant Gotthard Fischer	Commander of 126. Infanterie-Division 14 February 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 126th Infantry Division

Staff	Gotthard Fischer Kurt Haehling Paul Laux¹ (Oak Leaves)

Units	Günter Braake Josef Bremm⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Alfred Hemmann Klaus Hilgemann (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Hogrebe (Oak Leaves) Harry Hoppe³ (Oak Leaves) Willi Wechsung Rudolf Wulf (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with the II. Armeekorps. ³ Oak Leaves with the 228th Infantry Division. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 277th Infantry Division.

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