Curt von Jesser | |
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![]() Oberst Curt von Jesser | |
Born | Wadowice, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary | 4 November 1890
Died | 18 August 1950 Vienna, Austria | (aged 59)
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1909–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany) |
Rank | Oberstleutnant (Austria) Generalmajor |
Commands | 155th Reserve Panzer Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Curt von Jesser (4 November 1890 – 18 August 1950) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Jesser was born on November 4, 1890, in Wadowice as the son of future Austrian-Hungarian Feldmarschalleutnant Moritz von Jesser. He entered the Austrian Army on August 18, 1909, with the rank of Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter and was assigned to the 6th Rifle-Regiment (Schützen Regiment 6). He remained in Austrian service after World War I and became a Wehrmacht soldier after the Anschluss of Austria in 1938. In World War II he was promoted to the rank of Generalmajor. He commanded the 155. Reserve-Panzer-Division from 24 August 1943 to 6 September 1943. Between June and August 1944, he commanded Sicherungs-Brigade 74 , also known as Kampfgruppe Jesser or "Jesser Brigade" in operations against Maquis in rural France.[1] He was given command of Festungsabschnitt Steiermark in 1945.[2]
Curt von Jesser died in Vienna on 18 August 1950.[3][4][5]