Kurd Peters Explained

Kurd Peters
Birth Date:7 August 1914
Birth Place:Braunschweig
Death Place:Fürstenfeldbruck
Allegiance: (to 1945)
Rank:Major (Wehrmacht)
Major (Bundeswehr)
Commands:JG 300, JG 302
Unit:Aufklärungsgruppe 22
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurd Peters (7 August 1914 – 24 July 1957) was a German officer (Major) in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was credited with four aerial victories in Defense of the Reich actions.

In November 1943. Peters was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 300 (JG 300—300th Fighter Wing). On 21 June 1944, Peters claimed three aerial victories. His first two claims of the day were in fact Herausschüsse (separation shots)—a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from its combat box which was counted as an aerial victory. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber was forced from its combat box southeast of Berlin at 10:07. The second B-24 bomber was then forced from formation at 10:15 20abbr=offNaNabbr=off southwest of Berlin. At 10:20, he shot down a B-24 bomber near Adlershof. On 29 June, Peters was shot down in his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-7 (Werknummer 340303—factory number) near Laucha an der Unstrut and Naumburg. He baled out and was wounded. Command of II. Gruppe was then transferred to Major Alfred Lindenberger.

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