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Curt Badinski

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Curt Badinski
Born(1890-05-17)17 May 1890
Grebenstein
Died27 February 1966(1966-02-27) (aged 75)
Oldenburg
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands23rd Infantry Division
292nd Infantry Division
269th Infantry Division
276th InfantryDivision
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Curt Rudolf Theodor Badinski (17 May 1890 – 27 February 1966) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several divisional commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Badinski surrendered to the American forces in August 1944 in the Falaise Pocket.

Awards

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Works

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  • Aus großer Zeit. Erinnerungsblätter des Jäger-Feld-Bataillons Nr.9. Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Bd. 1, Lauenburgischer Heimatverlag, Ratzeburg 1932.
  • Aus großer Zeit. Erinnerungsblätter des Jäger-Feld-Bataillons Nr.9. Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Bd. 2, Lauenburgischer Heimatverlag, Ratzeburg 1933.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.

Bibliography

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Heinz Hellmich
Commander of 23. Infanterie-Division
17 January 1942 – 9 July 1942
Succeeded by
Reclassified as 26. Panzer-Division
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Willy Seeger
Commander of 292. Infanterie-Division
24 August 1942 – 1 September 1942
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Kluge
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser
Commander of 269. Infanterie-Division
1 September 1942 – 25 Nov 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Hans Wagner
Preceded by
None
Commander of 276. Infanterie-Division
10 December 1943 – 21 August 1944
Succeeded by
None