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Korten, Günther
- Date of birth:
- July 26th, 1898 (Cologne/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 22nd, 1944 (Führerhauptquartier Rastenburg/Eastern Prussia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Günther Korten was posthumously promoted to Generaloberst.
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Gemeinsames Flugzeugfuhrer-Beobachter Abzeichen mit Brillianten
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst
- Unit:
- Chef des Generalstabs der Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor
- Unit:
- Chef der Generalstab Luftflotte
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant
- Unit:
- Oberbefehlshaber / Luftwaffenkommando Don
- Awarded on:
- December 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 12th, 1943
Vapaudenristin 1.luokka rintatähtineen (VR 1 rt)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger (Air Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- January 7th, 1944
Awarded with swords.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger (Air Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1944
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 Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
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