Joachim von Kortzfleisch

Joachim von Kortzfleisch
General Kortzfleisch in Romania, 1941
Born(1890-01-03)3 January 1890
Braunschweig, German Empire
Died20 April 1945(1945-04-20) (aged 55)
Sauerland, Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands1st Infantry Division
Military District III (Berlin)
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Joachim Otto August Achatius von Kortzfleisch (3 January 1890 – 20 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. As the commander of the Military District III (Berlin), he played a role in the failure of the attempted coup following the 20 July Plot attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, which was led by Kortzfleisch's own distant cousin, Claus von Stauffenberg.