Kurt Student Military person

Kurt Student (12 May 1890 – 1 July 1978) was a German Luftwaffe general who fought as a fighter pilot during the First World War and as the commander of German Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) during the Second World War. He was convicted of war crimes for his actions in Crete. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves were awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He lost the first major airborne operation of WWII, the Battle for The Hague in May 1940, where he narrowly escaped capture.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 12, 1890
Birth place	Borów Lubusz Voivodeship , Province of Brandenburg
Date of death	July 01, 1978
Place of death	North Rhine-Westphalia , Lemgo

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allegiance	* (to 1918) * (to 1933) * (to 1945)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross House Order of Hohenzollern
military operations	World War II World War I
military branch	Luftwaffe German Army (German Empire) Reichswehr
military command	7. Flieger-Division 1. Fallschirmarmee XI. Fliegerkorps
service start	1910
service end	1945