Kurt Andersen Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 02, 1898
Birth place
Germany , Salzgitter
Date of deathJanuary 09, 2003
Place of death
Bonn , Germany

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1919)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Invasion of Poland
Battle of the Caucasus
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Halbe
Battle of the Seelow Heights
military branch
Luftwaffe
German Army (German Empire)
Reichswehr
Bundesgrenzschutz
military command23rd Flak-Division
service start1915
service end1915

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