Please answer the following question: Facts:   - battles: world war i world war ii    - death date: 5 july 1976    - allegiance: german to 1920 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb-    - commands: 122 . infanterie-division 85 . infanterie-division lv . armeekorps    - rank: generalleutnant      - awards: knight 's cross of the iron cross    - birth date: 1 may 1895    - serviceyears: 1913 -- 20 1935 -- 45    - name: kurt chill    - branch: heer    - death place: grömitz    - birth place: thorn   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kurt chill .
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kurt chill -lrb- 1 may 1895 -- 5 july 1976 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalleutnant in the wehrmacht during world war ii who commanded the lv .armeekorps .he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .kurt chill was captured by soviet forces in may 1945 , but escaped and was later in the custody of the united kingdom .he was released in 1947 .