Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach Military person
Walther Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (22 August 1888 – 28 April 1976) was a German general. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, into the noble Prussian Seydlitz family. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was relieved of his command in early 1943 and then fled German army lines under German fire to personally surrender to the Soviet Union. He became a Soviet collaborator while a prisoner of war. After the war he was convicted by the Soviet Union of War Crimes. In 1996, he was posthumously pardoned by Russia.
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| allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1943) |
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| military branch | German Army (1935%E2%80%931943) |
| military command | 12. Infanterie-Division LI Corps |
| service start | 1908 |
| service end | 1943 |