Kirchner, Kurt
- Date of birth:
- March 19th, 1911 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 31st, 1944 (Avranches, France)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Mont-de-Huisnes
Plot: 26. Grave: 17. - Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Kurt Kirchner reached the rank of Oberwachtmeister.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 16th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wachtmeister
- Unit:
- Geschützführer, Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 667, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 20th, 1942
I.) Helping to defeat major Soviet infantry attacks in the time period 19-27.08.1941 northwest of Luga.
II.) Preventing a Soviet breakthrough of the frontline of the XXVIII. Armeekorps in the area around Pogostje (in the Leningrad sector) during fierce fighting in mid-February 1942. Here, according to Wehrmachtbericht citations of the 15. & 17.02.1942, he destroyed at least 18 enemy tanks including several heavy ones with his Sturmgeschütz.
III.) Raising his total of enemy tanks destroyed to 30.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wachtmeister
- Unit:
- Sturmgeschütz-Batterie 667, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1942
759th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - DÖRR, M., Die Inhaber der Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres 1941-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- SCHERZER, VEIT & FARWICK, WERNER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Sturmartillerie 1939-1945, Verlag Veit Scherzer, 2011.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1985.
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- die-sturmartillerie.com
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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