Kurt Möhring

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	Heer
Years of service	1916–44
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	196th Infantry Division 276th Volksgrenadier Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Bulge †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 82^[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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 31st Infantry Division

Gerhard Berthold Friedrich Hoßbach¹ (Oak Leaves) Ernst König (Oak Leaves) Willifrank Ochsner

¹ Oak Leaves with LVI Panzer Corps

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