Kurt Renner was a German general (

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

) in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previou ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

who commanded the

211th Infantry Division The 211th Infantry Division (german: 211. Infanterie-Division) was a German infantry division of the German Heer during World War II, active from 1939 to 1944. In 1944, it was redeployed as 211th Volksgrenadier Division, which was active until 194 ...

and the

174th Reserve Division The 174th Reserve Division was a formation of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Formed as the 174th Replacement Division on 10 June 1940, it commanded replacement training units in Saxony and the Sudetenland, based in Chemnitz. It was re-o ...

. He was killed whilst in command of the 174th Reserve Division on 26 August 1943 by Polish underground forces.

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;Notes ;Bibliography * 1886 births People from Plauen People from the Kingdom of Saxony German Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from Saxony Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class 1943 deaths German military personnel killed in World War II People executed by the Polish Underground State German Army generals of World War II {{Germany-mil-bio-stub