Curt Siewert (5 April 1899 – 13 June 1983) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

of Nazi Germany. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1960.

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on 29 February 1944 as ''

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...

'' and commander of 58. Infanterie-Division

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