Kurd Peters

Kurd Peters
Kurd Peters
Born	7 August 1914; Braunschweig
Died	24 July 1957 (aged 42); Fürstenfeldbruck
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe; German Air Force
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht); Major (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Aufklärungsgruppe 22
Commands held	JG 300, JG 302
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurd Peters (7 August 1914 – 24 July 1957) was a German officer (Major) in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was credited with four aerial victories in Defense of the Reich actions.^[1]

Awards and decorations[]

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (5 October 1942)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 20 October 1942 as Hauptmann in the 1.(Fern)/Aufklärungsgruppe 22^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 300.^[3]

Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Oberstleutnant	Commander of Jagdgeschwader 302 February 1944 – June 1944	Succeeded by disbanded
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Walther Dahl	Acting commander of Jagdgeschwader 300 December 1944 – January 1945	Succeeded by Major Anton Hackl

Kurd Peters
Born	7 August 1914 Braunschweig
Died	24 July 1957(1957-07-24) (aged 42) Fürstenfeldbruck
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Major (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Aufklärungsgruppe 22
Commands held	JG 300, JG 302
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

v t Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 300, 301 and 302
Konrad Bauer Anton Benning Walther Dahl¹ (Oak Leaves) Hajo Herrmann² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld Walter Loos Kurd Peters Willi Reschke Kurt Welter³ (Oak Leaves)
¹ Knight's Cross with JG 3. ² Knight's Cross with KG 4, Swords with the 30th Fighter Division. ³ Oak Leaves with NJGr 10.