Knappe, Kurt
- Date of birth:
- June 2nd, 1918 (Berlin, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 3rd, 1943 (Evreux, France)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetry Saint Desir-de-Lisieux
Plot: 3. Row: 32. Grave: 997. - Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
During his career he was credited with 56 victories, 51 on the Eastern Front and 5 on the Western Front.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- 5./Jagdgeschwader 51
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 5./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Aces of the Luftwaffe
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