Heinz Kokott (14 November 1900 – 29 May 1976) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

during

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. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of

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. Kokott took part in the

siege of Bastogne The siege of Bastogne () was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was the harbor at Antwerp. In order to r ...

in December 1944.

Awards and decorations

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1943 as ''

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'' and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 337

Other

After his capture, there were some interrogations. S.L.A. Marshall published a book in 1946 (title: ''BASTOGNE - The First Eight Days''). It can be read as

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. The book has an appendix; here is a quote from it:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kokott, Heinz 1900 births 1976 deaths People from Strzelce Opolskie People from the Province of Silesia Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States