Alfred Kuzmany

Alfred Kuzmany
Born	24 October 1893 Dorna-Watra, Austria-Hungary
Died	4 October 1961 (aged 67) near Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany)
Rank	Major (Austria) Generalmajor (Germany)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Kuzmany (24 October 1893 – 4 October 1961) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• War Merit Cross
  • 2nd Class (7 November 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 January 1942)
  • 1st Class (17 January 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 338^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 230.

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.
• 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.

External links

• "Alfred Kuzmany @ Axis Biographical Research". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
• World War 2 Awards.com