Kurt Andersen (general) explained

Kurt Georg Heinrich Andersen
Birth Place:	German Empire
Death Place:	Bonn, Germany
Allegiance:
Branch:	Prussian Army Reichsheer Luftwaffe Bundesgrenzschutz
Serviceyears:	1915–1919 1935–1945 1956–1961
Rank:	Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz)
Commands:	23rd Flak Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight'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

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 May 1940)^[1]
Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (24 December 1942)^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Flak-Regiment 153^[2]
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) 1961

Book: 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
Book: 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 . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1153-2.