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Kurt Lasse

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Kurt Lasse

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Years of service
  
?–1941

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Jagdgeschwader 77

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Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Norway Battle of France Balkans Campaign Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign

Died
  
October 8, 1941, Isthmus of Perekop, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Norwegian Campaign, Battle of France

Kurt Lasse (17 February 1918 – 8 October 1941) was a German Luftwaffe ace 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. On 8 October 1941, Kurt Lasse was shot down over Isthmus of Perekop. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 3 May 1942. During his career he was credited with 39 aerial victories, 1 on the Western Front and 38 on the Eastern Front.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 9./Jagdgeschwader 77

    • References

    Kurt Lasse Wikipedia
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