Kurd Peters

Kurd Peters
Born 7 August 1914
Braunschweig
Died 24 July 1957(1957-07-24) (aged 42)
Fürstenfeldbruck
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Major (Bundeswehr)
Unit Aufklärungsgruppe 22
Commands held JG 300, JG 302
Battles/wars

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurd Peters (7 August 1914 – 24 July 1957) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was credited with four aerial victories in Defense of the Reich actions.[1]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b Obermaier 1989, p. 178.
  2. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 589.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 336.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall (in German). ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Oberstleutnant Ewald Janssen		 Commander of Jagdgeschwader 302
February 1944 – June 1944		 Succeeded by
disbanded
Preceded by
Oberstleutnant Walther Dahl		 Acting commander of Jagdgeschwader 300
December 1944 – January 1945		 Succeeded by
Major Anton Hackl