__NOTOC__ Christian Usinger (21 August 1894 – 2 April 1949) was a German general during World War II who commanded the I Army Corps. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...

. Usinger surrendered to the Soviet Forces in 1945 in the

Courland Pocket The Courland Pocket was a Pocket (military), pocket located on the Courland Peninsula in Latvia on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front of World War II from 9 October 1944 to 10 May 1945. Army Group North of the ''Wehrmacht'' were ...

. He died in a POW camp in the Soviet Union in early 1949.

Awards and decorations

German Cross The War Order of the German Cross (), normally abbreviated to the German Cross or ''Deutsches Kreuz'', was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repeated acts of bravery or military leade ...

in Gold on 19 September 1942 as ''

Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German language, German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the Army, ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, a ...

'' in Arko 110 *

on 9 June 1944 as ''

Generalmajor is the Germanic languages, Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central Europe, Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and R ...

'' and leader of the 81. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 428.

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* * Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). ''Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II''. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Usinger, Christian 1894 births 1949 deaths German Army generals of World War II German Army personnel of World War I German people who died in Soviet detention German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Military personnel from Lower Saxony Military personnel from the Province of Hanover People from Wilhelmshaven Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross