Kurt Pflugbeil

Kurt Pflugbeil
Born9 May 1890
Königstein, Saxony, German Empire
Died31 May 1955(1955-05-31) (aged 65)
Göttingen, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchLuftwaffe
RankGeneral der Flieger
Commands4th Air Corps
Luftflotte 1
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
RelationsJohann Pflugbeil (brother)

Kurt Leopold Pflugbeil (9 May 1890 – 31 May 1955) was a German general (General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded 4th Air Corps and Luftflotte 1. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Pflugbeil commanded the 4th Air Corps during the Second Battle of Kharkov, Battle of Stalingrad and Siege of Sevastopol. He surrendered to the Red Army in the Courland Pocket in 1945. In 1950 he was sentenced to 25 years in a labour camp. Pflugbeil was released in 1954.


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