Kurt Feldt

Kurt Feldt
Kurt Feldt
Born	22 November 1897; Schmentau
Died	11 March 1970 (aged 72); Berlin
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1908–45
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Commands	1st Cavalry Division; 24 Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Feldt (22 November 1897 – 11 March 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was the German commander in the Battle of the Afsluitdijk on 12–14 May 1940.^[1]

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Kavallerie-Division^[2]

^ "Battle of the Afsluitdijk", Wikipedia, 14 January 2020, retrieved 12 February 2020
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 304.

Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 1. Kavallerie-Division 25 October 1939 – 28 November 1941	Succeeded by Renamed 24. Panzer-Division
Preceded by Previously 1. Kavallerie-Division	Commander of 24. Panzer-Division 28 November 1941 – 15 April 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild