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Baten, Kurt Gerhard (Jagdgeschwader 1)

Date of birth:
December 12th, 1919 (Bochelt/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

15.07.1943: 1./ JG-52, first known victory, a Soviet Il-7
16.07.1943: 1./ JG-52, a Yak-1
19.07.1943: 1./ JG-52, a Yak-1
19.08.1943: 1./ JG-52, an Il-2
24.08.1943: 1./ JG-52, an Il-2
26.08.1943: 1./ JG-52, a LaGG-5
22.09.1943: 1./ JG-52, two Pe-2s
27.09.1943: 1./ JG-52, a Boston III
20.10.1943: 1./ JG-52, an Il-2 (m.H.)
22.10.1943: 1./ JG-52, a P-39
29.10.1943: 1./ JG-52, a Yak-1
05.11.1943: 1./ JG-52, a Yak-1
10.11.1943: 1./ JG-52, a Yak-1
12.11.1943: 1./ JG-52, WIA with Bf 109G-6 Werknummer 410.007 coded "White 7" after dowing two Yak-1s, one (o.Z.) - bailed safely
11.12.1943: a P-39 by Novaya-Praga
09.01.1944: a Yak-9
12.01.1944: a P-39
15.01.1944: a Yak-1 and an Il-2
16.01.1944: a P-39
15.05.1944: injured with Bf 109G-6 Werknummer 440.642 coded "Yellow 16 + I" in a take-off accident at Paderhorn
17.01.1945: one known western victory in JG-1, an Il-2 at Schröttersburg
00.03.1945: one of the few remaining experienced pilots in 9./ JG-1
05.05.1945: Feldwebel, 9./ JG-1, his 24th, a P-39 in the Stolp area

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 25th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 10th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 12th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1944

Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on May 8th, 1944.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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