Peters, Kurd (WL-Aufklärungsgruppe 22)
- Date of birth:
- August 7th, 1914 (Braunschweig/Braunschweig, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 24th, 1957 (Fürstenfeldbruck/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
10.04.1941: Oblt., 7.(F)/ LG 2 WIA - Bf 110 C-5 force-landed vic Botevgrad/Bulgaria 01.03.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
00.03.1942-00.11.1942: Hptm., Staka 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 22
05.10.1942: Hptm., Staka 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 22 awarded the Ehrenpokal
20.10.1942: Hptm.,awarded DKiG, 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 22
28.05.1944-29.06.1944: Major, appointed Kdr. of II./ JG 300
29.06.44: Hptm., Kdr.Stab II./ JG 300 WIA - Fw 190 A-7 'Green 5' combat over
Laucha near Naumberg - bailed out
01.07.1944: promoted to Major
29.10.1944: Major, awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./ JG 300
00.12.1944-00.03.1945: appointed acting Kommodore JG 300
24.07.1957: died in Fürstenfeldbruck
Credited with 4 victories in 170 missions
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 1. (Fern), Aufklärungsgruppe 22
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1942
Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on 5th October 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 22, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 300, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- ww2.dk
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