Kurt Cuno

Kurt Cuno
Kurt Cuno
Born	27 August 1896; Zweibrücken, German Empire
Died	14 July 1961 (aged 64); Munich, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	233d Reserve Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Cuno (27 August 1896 – 14 July 1961) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 233d Reserve Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations[edit]

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 May 1916) & 1st Class (20 August 1916)^[1]
Wound Badge in Black (30 June 1918) & in Silver (19 March 1942)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 July 1941) & 1st Class (10 July 1941)^[1]
Panzer Badge in Silver (18 August 1941)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal (25 August 1942)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 14 January 1942 as Oberst with Panzer-Regiment 39^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 39^[3]

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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.