Kurt von Briesen

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Kurt von Briesen
Born	(1886-05-03)3 May 1886
Died	20 November 1941(1941-11-20) (aged 55) Kharkov, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	30th Infantry Division LII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt von Briesen (3 May 1886 – 20 November 1941) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. Briesen led the 30th Infantry Division in the invasion of Poland in 1939. On 1 August 1940, Briesen was promoted to the rank of general of the infantry. On 25 November 1940 he was appointed commanding general of the LII Army Corps. Briesen was killed by Soviet aircraft near Isjum on the Seversky Donets River, southeast of Kharkov, on 20 November 1941.