Christian Usinger

Military Person

1894 – 1949

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Who was Christian Usinger?

Christian Usinger was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Christian Usinger was captured in 1945 in the Courland Pocket and taken prisoner of war. He was held in various POW camps in the Soviet Union where he died in early 1949.

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Born
Aug 21, 1894
Wilhelmshaven
Died
Apr 2, 1949
Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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