Bio of Major Kurt Speidel (1917-1976)

Full nama: Kurt Speidel
Nickname: unknown
Date of Birth: 4 March 1917 at Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (German Empire)
Date of Death: 5 November 1976 at Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen (West Germany)
NSDAP Number: unknown
SS Number: unknown
Academic Title: unknown
Family Member: unknown
Physical Feature: unknown

Beförderungen (Promotion):
Unknown

Karriere (Career):
Unknown
 
Orden und Ehrenzeichen (Medals and Decorations):
00.00.19__ Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
00.00.19__ Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
18.11.1941 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Oberleutnant and Führer 2.Kompanie / Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86 / 9.Panzer-Division. Awarded for capturing the western section of the vital Dnieper bridge (leading to the island) at Zaporozhye in a lightning-fast action.

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Source :
https://www.feldgrau.com/WW2-German-Knights-Cross-Holder-Kurt-Speidel-6171/
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2376715#p2376715
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/82242/Speidel-Kurt.htm