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General Kurt Jahn, aka Curt Jahn, (February 16, 1892 – November 7, 1966) was a German Army general and commander in Lombardy, Italy during World War II. Born in Schmalkalden, Germany, he was captured west of Milan on 1 May 1945 and interned in Britain as a prisoner of war until May 1948.
Jahn had also been a member of the Baltische Landeswehr during the Latvian War of Independence.
Jahn died in Coburg on 7 November 1966.
Awards and decorations
German Cross in Gold (18 June 1942)
Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd Class
Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Class
Order of the Zähringer Lion, Knight 2nd Class with Swords (Baden)
Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Knight 2nd Class with Swords
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross) and 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
References
Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia, 1941. Casemate. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-935149-66-8.
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