Kurt Capesius

Kurt Capesius
Born	12 February 1919 Teplitz-Schönau, Czechoslovakia
Died	22 September 1958 (aged 39) Graz, Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Bundesheer (1937-1938) Luftwaffe (1938-1945)
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Major
Unit	KG 51 KG 66
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Capesius (12 February 1919 – 22 September 1958) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Aviator badge
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 October 1942)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 23 December 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 51^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1944 as Hauptmann and deputy Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 66^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 72.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945