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Nickname(s)
  
Kanonen

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1940–45

Rank
  
Feldwebel

Awards
  
German Cross in Gold

Allegiance
  
Germany

Name
  
Kurt Knispel


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Born
  
20 September 1921Salisfeld (Salisov), Czechoslovakia (
1921-09-20
)

Battles/wars
  
World War IIEastern FrontNormandy

Died
  
April 28, 1945, Vrbovec, Czech Republic

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Eastern Front, Invasion of Normandy

Unit
  
12th Panzer Division, 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion

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Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921 – 28 April 1945) was a German tank ace during World War II, notable for his 168 confirmed tank kills, making him the most successful fighter in armored warfare. .

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On 10 April 2013 Czech authorities confirmed that Knispel's remains were found with 15 other German soldiers behind a church wall in Vrbovec, identified by his dog tags. On 12 November 2014 German War Graves Commission reburied his remains at the military cemetery in Brno together with 41 other German soldiers who died in various places in Moravia and Silesia.

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Awards

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  • German Cross in Gold on 20 May 1944 as Unteroffizier in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 25 April 1944

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    References

    Kurt Knispel Wikipedia
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