Maier, Kurt

Date of birth:: January 21st, 1911 (Mannheim, Germany)
Date of death:: February 11th, 1952 (Heilbronn, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant
Unit:: I./ Kampf-Geschwader 4
Awarded on:: January 22nd, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
Awarded on:: November 16th, 1942

Awarded for contributing to his Gruppe’s successes as an observer over the course of over 300 bomber sorties, which were flown in the western, eastern and Mediterranean theatres.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
Awarded on:: December 6th, 1944

Awarded for further successes as a bomber pilot.

674th award

Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: June 13th, 1941

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht