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| Curt Gallenkamp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1890 Wesel, German Empire |
| Died | 13 April 1958(1958-04-13) (aged 68) Wiesbaden, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1909–45 |
| Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands | 78th Infantry Division Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXI LXXX. Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Kurt von Tippelskirch (brother in-law) |
Curt Gallenkamp (17 February 1890 – 13 April 1958) was a German general (General of the Artillery) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a convicted war criminal. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Gallenkamp surrendered to the British troops in May 1945. He was tried for war crimes for the deaths of British paratroops/commandos and an American pilot. He was sentenced to be hanged in 1947, but had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment and was released in 1952.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 78. Infanterie-Division
Notes
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Fritz Brand | Commander of 78. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1939 – 29 September 1941 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Emil Markgraf |
| Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Leonhard Kaupisch | Commander of Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXI 10 April 1940 - 27 May 1942 |
Succeeded byNone |
| Preceded byNone | Commander of LXXX. Armeekorps 27 May 1942 – 7 August 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Dr. Franz Beyer |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 78th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) | |
|---|---|
| Staff | |
| Units |
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| Oak Leaves with the 206th Infantry Division. | |
- 1890 births
- 1958 deaths
- People from Wesel
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German people convicted of war crimes
- German prisoners sentenced to death
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Military personnel from the Rhine Province
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia
- Prisoners sentenced to death by the British military