Matern, Kurt
- Date of birth:
- May 15th, 1903 (Wartenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 1st, 1943 (Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Kurt Matern was killed on 1st December 1943 as Kommandeur Füsilier-Regiment 39 with the rank of Oberst.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- I. / Infanterie-Regiment 39 / 26.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- I. / Infanterie-Regiment 39 / 26.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- February 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Führer Infanterie-Regiment 39
- Awarded on:
- September 14th, 1942
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Axis History Factbook
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