Paul Gurran

Paul Gurran
Born11 January 1893
Died22 April 1944(1944-04-22) (aged 51)
Military career
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Branch
Army
Service years
1908–1945
Rank
Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands23rd Infantry Division
Conflicts
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Gurran (11 January 1893 – 22 April 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was married to Irmgard Begrich, a cousin of Joachim Begrich. Gurran died on 22 April 1944 in a field hospital in the occupied Soviet Union. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Stefan Wolter (Hg.), Pastorenkinder im Weltkrieg, Ein Lazarett- und ein Feldtagebuch von Tutti und Martin Begrich 1914-1918 (Schriftenreihe Denk-MAL-Prora, Bd. 6), Halle 2014.
  2. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 172.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.