Kurt Andersen (general)

Kurt Andersen (2 October 1898 – 9 January 2003) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundesgrenzschutz of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 May 1940)
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (24 December 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Flak-Regiment 153
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) 1961

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