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Kurt Capesius

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Years of service
  
1937–1945

Died
  
1958, Graz, Austria

Name
  
Kurt Capesius

Rank
  
Major

Allegiance
  
First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Battle of Britain

Service/branch
  
Austrian Armed Forces (1937–1938), Luftwaffe (1938–1945)

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 51, Kampfgeschwader 66

Kurt Capesius (12 February 1919 – 22 September 1958) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 October 1942)
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold on 23 December 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 51
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1944 as Hauptmann and deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 66

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