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Kurt Andersen (2 October 1898 – 9 January 2003) was a general in the
Luftwaffe
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of
Nazi Germany
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during
World War II
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and in the
Bundesgrenzschutz
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of
West Germany
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. He was also a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...
.
Awards and decorations
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Clasp to the Iron Cross
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* Book clasp, fastener for a book cover
* Folding clasp, a device used to close a watch strap
* Lobster clasp, fastener for jewellery
* Wrist clasp, a dressing accessory
* Medal bar, an element in militar ...
(1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 May 1940)
[Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 5.]
*
Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (24 December 1942)
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...
on 23 December 1942 as ''
Oberst
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'' and commander of Flak-Regiment 153
[Scherzer 2007, p. 192.]
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(''Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland'') 1961
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1898 births
2003 deaths
People from Salzgitter
Military personnel from the Province of Hanover
German police chiefs
German Army personnel of World War I
Luftwaffe World War II generals
Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
20th-century Freikorps personnel
German men centenarians
Major generals of the Luftwaffe
Military personnel from Lower Saxony
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