Oppenländer, Kurt (Generalleutnant)
- Date of birth:
- February 11th, 1892 (Ulm/Württemberg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 17th, 1947 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
July 3rd, 1911: Fahnenjunker;
November 19th, 1912: Leutnant mit Patent vom 18-11-1910;
x?: Oberleutnant;
x?: Hauptmann;
x?: Major;
November 1st, 1935: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1938: Oberst;
October 1st, 1941: Generalmajor;
August 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (2).
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 305. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 420, 125. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- January 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 420, 125. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1941
373rd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 10th, 1916
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1940
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1914
Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- March 18th, 1916
Ritter zum Militärverdienstorden
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- June 23rd, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1934
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung IV.- I. Klasse
Sources
- - DöRR, M., Die Inhaber der Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres 1941-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- axishistory.com
- geocities.ws
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