Kurt Andersen (general)

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Commands held 23rd Flak-Division Other work Police officer		Name Kurt Andersen Role General

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Years of service 1915–191935–451956–61 Rank Generalmajor(Luftwaffe)Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of the CaucasusBattle of the Seelow HeightsBattle 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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