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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Male
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Birth:
2 October 1898(Salzgitter)
Death:
9 January 2003(Bonn)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Kurt Andersen (2 October 1898 – 9 January 2003) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundesgrenzschutz of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 May 1940)
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (24 December 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Flak-Regiment 153
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) 1961
- ^ Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 5.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 192.