Kurt Chill
German general (1895–1976)
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::summary German general (1895–1976) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kurt Chill |
| birth_date | 1 May 1895 |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Toruń |
| allegiance | German Empire |
| Weimar Republic | |
| Nazi Germany | |
| branch | German Army |
| serviceyears | 1913–1920 |
| 1935–1945 | |
| rank | Generalleutnant |
| commands | 122nd Infantry Division |
| 85th Infantry Division | |
| LV Army Corps | |
| battles | |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
| name = Kurt Chill | birth_date = 1 May 1895 | death_date = | birth_place =Toruń | death_place = | image = | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany | branch = German Army | serviceyears = 1913–1920 1935–1945 | rank = Generalleutnant | commands = 122nd Infantry Division 85th Infantry Division LV Army Corps | unit = | battles =
Kurt Chill (1 May 1895 – 5 July 1976), born in Toruń, was a Germans general in the German Army (1935–1945) during World War II who commanded the LV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- 2nd Class (7 November 1914)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
- 1st Class (19 July 1941)
- German Cross in Gold (1 December 1941)----
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 October 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 122. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book| title = Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile | trans-title = 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 | last = Fellgiebel | first = Walther-Peer | year = 2000 | author-link = Walther-Peer Fellgiebel | orig-year = First published 1986 | publisher = Podzun-Pallas | location = Friedberg, Germany | language = de | isbn = 978-3-7909-0284-6
| before=Generalleutnant Siegfried Macholz | after=Generalleutnant Gustav Hundt | title= Commander of 122. Infanterie-Division | years=1 August 1942 – 10 October 1942 | before=Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann | after=Generalmajor Johann-Albrecht von Blücher | title= Commander of 122. Infanterie-Division | years=27 June 1943 – 1 February 1944 | before=None | after=Generalmajor Helmut Bechler | title= Commander of 85. Infanterie-Division | years=1 February 1944 – 22 November 1944 | before=General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein | after=None | title= Commander of LV. Armeekorps | years=5 February 1945 – 8 May 1945
| portal1=Biography
References
- [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Siegfried_Line/ivC3DAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Kurt+Chill%22+%22torun%22&pg=PA194&printsec=frontcover ''The Siegfried Line; The German Defense of the West Wall, September-December 1944''], 2009.
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