Curt Badinski

Curt Badinski
Born	(1890-05-17)17 May 1890 Grebenstein
Died	Oldenburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	23. Infanterie-Division 292. Infanterie-Division 269. Infanterie-Division 276. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Overlord Falaise Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Curt Badinski (17 May 1890 – 27 February 1966) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several divisional commands. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt Badinski was captured by American troops in August 1944 in the Falaise Pocket. He was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (18 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (27 January 1917)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (5 April 1918)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (10 July 1916)
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) (10 July 1916)
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (22 November 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (26 January 1935)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (29 June 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (14 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 489

Literary works

• Aus großer Zeit. Erinnerungsblätter des Jäger-Feld-Bataillons Nr.9. Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Bd. 1, Lauenburgischer Heimatverlag, Ratzeburg 1932.
• Aus großer Zeit. Erinnerungsblätter des Jäger-Feld-Bataillons Nr.9. Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Bd. 2, Lauenburgischer Heimatverlag, Ratzeburg 1933.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Curt Badinski @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Heinz Hellmich	Commander of 23. Infanterie-Division 17 January 1942 - 9 July 1942	Succeeded by Reclassified as 26. Panzer-Division
Preceded by Generalleutnant Willy Seeger	Commander of 292. Infanterie-Division 24 August 1942 - 1 September 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Kluge
Preceded by General der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser	Commander of 269. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1942 - 25 Nov 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Wagner
Preceded by None	Commander of 276. Infanterie-Division 10 December 1943 - 21 August 1944	Succeeded by None