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Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Rudolf Kurz

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Rudolf Kurz
Born
  
29 January 1916 Kiel (
1916-01-29
)

Died
  
12 June 1979(1979-06-12) (aged 63) Cuxhaven

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant Oberstleutnant

Unit
  
Fallschirmjager-Regiment 12

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Rudolf Kurz (29 January 1916 – 12 June 1979) was a member of the Fallschirmjager during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 June 1941)
  • Fallschirmschutzenabzeichen (13 January 1941)
  • Armelband "Kreta" (20 May 1943)
  • Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (7 July 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold (12 July 1943)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver (20 April 1944)
  • in Gold (24 September 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as Oberfahnrich and leader of the 2./Fallschirmjager-Regiment 12

    • References

    Rudolf Kurz Wikipedia
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