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Christian Usinger
Born(1894-08-21)21 August 1894
Died2 April 1949(1949-04-02) (aged 54)
POW camp at Shuya, Soviet Union
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands heldI Army Corps
Battles/warsCourland Pocket
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Christian Usinger (21 August 1894 – 2 April 1949) was a German general during World War II who commanded the I Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossofNazi Germany. Usinger surrendered to the Soviet Forces in 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He died in a POW camp in the Soviet Union in early 1949.

Awards and decorations[edit]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 484.
  • ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 428.

    • Bibliography[edit]

    • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
    • Military offices
    Preceded by

    General der Infanterie Friedrich Fangohr

    		 Commander of I. Armeekorps
    21 April 1945 - 8 May 1945     		Succeeded by

    German Capitulation


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christian_Usinger&oldid=1206874694"
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