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Kurt Andersen (general)

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Commands held
  
23rd Flak-Division

Other work
  
Police officer


Name
  
Kurt Andersen

Role
  
General

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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Years of service
  
1915–19 1935–45 1956–61

Rank
  
Generalmajor(Luftwaffe) Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz)

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of the Caucasus Battle of the Seelow Heights Battle of Halbe

Died
  
January 9, 2003, Bonn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Service/branch
  
German Army (1915–1918)

Kurt Andersen (2 October 1898 – 9 January 2003) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundesgrenzschutz of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Awards and decorations

  • Clasp to the 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 on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Flak-Regiment 153
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) 1961

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