Andreas Kuffner (Luftwaffe)

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Andreas Kuffner
Born 30 May 1918
Munich
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Schwerin
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1937–45
Rank Hauptmann
Unit StG 2
SG 151
SG 3
SG 9
Commands held I.(Pz)/SG 9
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Andreas Kuffner (30 May 1918 – 30 April 1945) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he flew 900+ missions and is credited with the destruction of 60+ tanks.[Note 1] Andreas Kuffner was killed on 30 April 1945 when the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 he was flying was bounced and shot down by a Royal Air Force Spitfire XIV from 350 Squadron as he was attempting to land near Schwerin. During the same attack, Knight's Cross recipients Rainer Nossek and Wilhelm Bromen were killed and wounded respectively.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
  2. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[4]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1997, p. 425.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 260.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 278.
  4. Scherzer 2007, p. 482.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.

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