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Peter Körte

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Peter Körte
Born26 June 1896
Berlin
Died13 January 1947(1947-01-13) (aged 50)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralmajor
Commands246th Volksgrenadier Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Peter Körte (26 June 1896 – 13 January 1947) 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.

Awards and decorations

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Notes

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 205.

References

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of 246. Volksgrenadier-Division
7 November 1944 – 2 January 1945
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Dr. Walter Kühn