General Kurt Jahn, aka Curt Jahn, (February 16, 1892 – November 7, 1966) was a German Army general and commander in Lombardy, Italy during World War II. Born in Schmalkalden, Germany, he was captured west of Milan on 1 May 1945 and interned in Britain as a prisoner of war until May 1948.
Jahn had also been a member of the Baltische Landeswehr during the Latvian War of Independence.
Jahn died in Coburg on 7 November 1966.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold (18 June 1942)
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Class
- Order of the Zähringer Lion, Knight 2nd Class with Swords (Baden)
- Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Knight 2nd Class with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross) and 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
References
- Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia, 1941. Casemate. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-935149-66-8.
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| Preceded bynone | Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 5 October 1940 – 6 May 1941 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto Lancelle |
| Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Paul Bader | Commander of 3. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 25 May 1941 – 1 April 1942 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Helmuth Schlömer |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Gustav-Adolf von Zangen | Commander of LXXXVII. Armeekorps 8 July 1944 - 1 September 1944 |
Succeeded byNone |
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