Kurt Bajorat | |
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Born | 2 December 1922 |
Died | 15 January 1945 | (aged 22)
Place of birth | Groß Baum-Labiau |
Place of death | Katenau-Ebenrode |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | Unteroffizier |
Unit | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Bajorat (2 December 1922 – 15 January 1945) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt Bajorat was killed on 15 January 1945 in Katenau-Ebenrode during the East Prussian Offensive.
Awards and decorations[edit | edit source]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (5 May 1942)
- 1st Class (5 October 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Obergefreiter and group leader in the 3./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Huß, Jürgen (2009). Ritterkreuzträger im Mannschaftsstand 1941 - 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-042-9.
External links[edit | edit source]
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- People from Polessky District
- People from East Prussia
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939)
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross, 1st class
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