Kurt Bajorat

Kurt Bajorat
Kurt Bajorat
Born	2 December 1922
Died	15 January 1945 (age 74)
Place of birth	Groß Baum-Labiau
Place of death	Katenau-Ebenrode
Allegiance	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/military/images/9/99/Flag_of_German_Reich_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/23?cb=20131224212112" alt="Nazi Germany" class="thumbborder " data-image-key="Flag_of_German_Reich_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg" data-image-name="Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg" width="23" height="14" > Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Unteroffizier
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Mars ; Battle of Kursk ; Baltic Offensive (1944) ; Battle of Memel ; East Prussian Offensive;
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 decorationsEdit

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]

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.

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