Andreas Kuffner Military person

Andreas Kuffner (30 May 1918 – 30 April 1945) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he flew 900+ missions and is credited with the destruction of 60+ tanks. Andreas Kuffner was killed on 30 April 1945 when the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 he was flying was bounced and shot down by a Royal Air Force Spitfire XIV from 350 Squadron as he was attempting to land near Schwerin. During the same attack, Knight's Cross recipients Rainer Nossek and Wilhelm Bromen were killed and wounded respectively.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 30, 1918
Birth place
Germany , Munich
Date of deathApril 30, 1945
Place of death
Germany , Schwerin

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allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of Stalingrad
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of the Caucasus
Defence of the Reich
World War II
Battle of France
Vilnius Offensive
military branch
Luftwaffe
military commandI.(Pz)/SG 9
military unit
Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Schachtgeschwader 151
Schachtgeschwader 3
Schachtgeschwader 9
service start1937
service end1945

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