Kurt Georg Heinrich Andersen
Born2 October 1898 (1898-10-02)
Died9 January 2003(2003-01-09) (aged 104)
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service/branchPrussian Army
Reichsheer
Luftwaffe
Bundesgrenzschutz
Years of service1915–1919
1935–1945
1956–1961
RankGeneralmajor (Luftwaffe)
Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz)
Commands held23rd Flak Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Order of Merit

Kurt Andersen (2 October 1898 – 9 January 2003) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundesgrenzschutz of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 5.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 192.

Bibliography

  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1991). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil V: Die Flugabwehrtruppen 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part V: The Air Defense Troops 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.


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