Curt von Jesser
German general
Died when: 59 years 287 days (717 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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 .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 , also known as Kampfgruppe Jesser or "Jesser Brigade" in operations against Maquis in rural France.He was given command of Festungsabschnitt Steiermark in 1945.
At the end of the war he was taken prisoner by the British Army and tried for war crimes.Curt von Jesser died in Vienna on 18 August 1950.
