__NOTOC__ Eberhard von Kurowski (10 September 1895 – 11 September 1957) was a German general (

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) in the

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during

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. He was a recipient of the

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. Kurowski surrendered to the

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in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. Convicted as a

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in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

on 23 January 1942 as '' Oberst i.G.'' and Chief of Generalstab XXXX. ArmeekorpsFellgiebel 2000, p. 230.

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