(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Alfred Kurz
Born: 07 Sep 1879 in Singhofen, Unterlahnkreis
Died: 17 Oct 1963 in Dörnigheim near Hanau, Main
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Nov 1896); Leutnant (20 Jul 1897); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1907); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1912); Major (18 Oct 1918); Oberst a.D. (01 Feb 1931); Oberst (01 Oct 1933); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Mar 1896)
Fahnenjunker in the 111th Infantry-Regiment (07 Mar 1896-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 111th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1901-30 Sep 1905)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 111th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1912)
Adjutant of the 69th Infantry-Brigade (01 Oct 1912-1914)
In Adjutancy & Troop Service (1914-1918)
Adjutant of the 69th Infantry-Brigade (02 Aug 1914-15 May 1915)
Adjutant of the 209th Infantry-Brigade (15 May 1915-05 Sep 1916)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (05 Sep 1916-02 Dec 1916)
Leader of III. Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (02 Dec 1916-1919)
With the German Legion in Kurland (Leader of 1st Brigade) (1919-00 Feb 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (00 Feb 1920)
With the Security Police in East Prussia (00 Feb 1920-10 May 1920)
Retired (10 May 1920)
Landwehr-Employee (01 Feb 1924)
With Military-District-Command I (01 Feb 1924-01 Oct 1930)
With the RWM (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Active-Officer (01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Military-District-Command Lübeck (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Schleswig-Holstein, later Hamburg (01 Oct 1934-01 Nov 1939)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Elbing, later Danzig (01 Nov 1939-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Mar 1945)
With the Replacement General-Command of XX. Army-Corps, Danzig-West Prussia (01 Mar 1945-14 Mar 1945)
With the General-Staff of Army High Command 2 (14 Mar 1945-04 Apr 1945)
Leader of the Rest-Staff of the Replacement XX. Army-Corps (Danzig-West Prussia) at Lübeck (04 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
In Captivity (02 May 1945-26 Oct 1947)
Released (26 Oct 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938


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