Seyfarth, Kurt
- Date of birth:
- February 2nd, 1916 (Berlin/Province of Brandenburg/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 1st, 1979 (Braunschweig/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Flew a total of 295 sorties as a bomber/transport pilot, of which 132 were in the East. He also flew 117 reconnaissance missions in Spain.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Stab, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 16th, 1944
Awarded as a result of his achievements as a bomber pilot in the West.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, Stabsstaffel, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 5th, 1944
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.
- SCHERZER, V., Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945, Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag, Jena, 2005.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
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