Kurt von Briesen
| Kurt von Briesen | |
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Kurt von Briesen, Paris, June 1940
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| Born | 3 May 1886 |
| Died | 20 November 1941 (aged 55) Kharkov, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch | Army |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands held | 30th Infantry Division LII Army Corps |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt von Briesen (3 May 1886 in – 20 November 1941) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. Briesen led the 30th Infantry Division in the invasion of Poland in 1939. On 1 Aug 1940, Briesen was promoted to the rank of general. On 25 November 1940 he was appointed commanding general of the LII Army Corps. Briesen was killed by Soviet aircraft near Isjum on the Seversky Donets River, southeast of Kharkov, on 20 November 1941.
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