Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein

Infobox Military Person
name=Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein
lived=February 28, 1899 – August 3, 1975
placeofbirth= Horb am Neckar
placeofdeath= Stuttgart


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rank="Generalmajor"
branch= Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, Bundeswehr
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battles=World War I, World War II
awards= Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Großes Verdienstkreuz (Great Cross of Merit)
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Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein (February 28, 1899 – August 3, 1975) was a German general.

Liebenstein was born in Horb am Neckar in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He joined the German Army on December 20, 1916, as a Fahnenjunker and took part in World War I. He was decorated with the Eisernes Kreuz. German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1942 [Patzwall] . Following, he joined the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht Heer.

On May 10, 1943, he was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

In 1955, he joined the Bundeswehr. In 1960, he retired as Generalmajor.

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References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.