Rudolf Kurz
Rudolf Kurz | |
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Born |
Kiel | 29 January 1916
Died |
12 June 1979 63) Cuxhaven | (aged
Allegiance |
Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Rank |
Leutnant Oberstleutnant |
Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudolf Kurz (29 January 1916 – 12 June 1979) was a German paratrooper during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (13 January 1941)[2]
- Ärmelband "Kreta" (20 May 1943)[2]
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (7 July 1943)[2]
- German Cross in Gold (12 July 1943)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as Oberfähnrich and leader of the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
- 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 (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
External links
- "Rudolf Kurz". World war 2 Awards.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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