Curt von Jesser (4 November 1890 – 18 August 1950) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Curt von Jesser | |
|---|---|
 Oberst Curt von Jesser | |
| Born | 4 November 1890 Wadowice, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 18 August 1950 (aged 59) Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1909–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany) |
| Rank | Oberstleutnant (Austria) Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 155th Reserve Panzer Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Jesser was born on November 4, 1890, in Wadowice as the son of future Austrian-Hungarian Feldmarschalleutnant Moritz von Jesser. He entered the Austrian Army on August 18, 1909, with the rank of Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter and was assigned to the 6th Rifle-Regiment (Schützen Regiment 6). He remained in Austrian service after World War I and became a Wehrmacht soldier after the Anschluss of Austria in 1938. In World War II he was promoted to the rank of Generalmajor. He commanded the 155. Reserve-Panzer-Division from 24 August 1943 to 6 September 1943. Between June and August 1944, he commanded Sicherungs-Brigade 74, also known as Kampfgruppe Jesser or "Jesser Brigade" in operations against Maquis in rural France.[1] He was given command of Festungsabschnitt Steiermark in 1945.[2]
Awards edit
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 36[6]
- German Cross in Gold (29 November 1941)
- Iron Cross, 1st Class (1939)
- 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class
- Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (World War I award)
- Austrian Military Merit Medal in Silver with Swords (World War I award)
- Austrian Military Merit Medal in Bronze with Swords (World War I award)
- 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class (World War I award)
- Karl Troop Cross (World War I award)
- Austria-Hungary Wound Medal (World War I award)
- Panzer Badge in Silver
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class
References edit
- ^ Lieb, Peter (31 October 2012), Konventioneller Krieg oder NS-Weltanschauungskrieg?: Kriegführung und Partisanenbekämpfung in Frankreich 1943/44, Walter de Gruyter, p. 61, 386, ISBN 978-3-486-70741-0
- ^ Peter Lieb (2012-10-31), Konventioneller Krieg oder NS-Weltanschauungskrieg?: Kriegführung und Partisanenbekämpfung in Frankreich 1943/44, Walter de Gruyter, p. 96, ISBN 978-3-486-70741-0, retrieved 2020-11-09
- ^ 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 holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 — Holders of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht] (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 Owner Volume II] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- ^ 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, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 201.
