Kurt Jahn

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General Kurt Jahn, aka Curt Jahn, (February 16, 1892 – November 7, 1966) was a German Army general and commander in Lombardy, Italy during World War II. Born in Schmalkalden, Germany, he was captured west of Milan on 1 May 1945 and interned in Britain as a prisoner of war until May 1948.

Jahn died in Coburg on 7 November 1966.

Awards and decorations[]

• German Cross in Gold (18 June 1942)
• Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Class
• Order of the Zähringer Lion, Knight 2nd Class with Swords (Baden)
• Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Knight 2nd Class with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross) and 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)

References[]

• Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia, 1941. Casemate. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-935149-66-8.

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