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Kurt Bajorat

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Unteroffizier

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1941–45

Name
  
Kurt Bajorat

Unit
  
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13

Battles/wars
  
World War II Operation Mars Battle of Kursk Baltic Offensive (1944) Battle of Memel East Prussian Offensive

Died
  
January 15, 1945, Nesterov, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Operation Mars, Battle of Kursk, Baltic Offensive, Battle of Memel, East Prussian Offensive, World War II

Kurt Bajorat (2 December 1922 – 15 January 1945) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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 Bajorat was killed on 15 January 1945 in Katenau-Ebenrode during the East Prussian Offensive.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 May 1942)
  • 1st Class (5 October 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Obergefreiter and group leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13
  • References

    Kurt Bajorat Wikipedia


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