Kurt Andersen (general)
Kurt Georg Heinrich Andersen | |
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| Born | 2 October 1898 Hohenrode |
| Died | 9 January 2003 (aged 104) Bonn |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ | Deutsches Heer (1915–1918) Reichswehr (1918-1919) Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Bundesgrenzschutz (1951-1961) |
| Years of service | 1915–1919 1935–1945 1956–1961 |
| Rank | Generalmajor(Luftwaffe) Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz) |
| Commands held | 23rd Flak-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Other work | Police officer |
Kurt Georg Heinrich Andersen (2 October 1898 – 9 January 2003) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in the Bundesgrenzschutz. 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 Andersen was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1946. From 1919 to 1935 he also served in the German police, reaching the rank of Hauptmann.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Baltic Cross
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Cross of Honor
- 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
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) 1961
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 99.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
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Categories:
- 1898 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Salzgitter
- Luftwaffe generals
- Bundeswehr generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany