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Mevissen, Kurt (Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg")

Date of birth:
March 29th, 1917 (Diedenhofen (Lorraine), Germany)
Date of death:
October 29th, 1952 (Hanover, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 9th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 4th, 1941
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 15th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
9.(Eis) Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 1
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 16th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 1st, 1942
388 Feindflüge im Osten
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 9. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1942
Awarded after flying over 320 sorties as a bomber pilot. In this time he destroyed the following enemy materiel (among other things)…

- 11 tanks
- 50 vehicles
- 8 trains
- 1 armoured train
- 9 artillery battery positions
- 50 horse-drawn vehicles
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1944
Demjanskschild

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