Martin Kühne

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Martin Kühne
Born	1 November 1918(1918-11-01) Langebrück
Died	25 March 2003(2003-03-25) (aged 84) Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 10
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Second Battle of El Alamein Italian Campaign Gothic Line Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Martin Kühne (1 November 1918 – 25 March 2003) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjäger 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.

Awards and decorations

• Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (23 July 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 ^[1]
• Ärmelband Kreta

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 227.

Bibliography

• 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). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Kuehne, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	1 November 1918
Place of birth	Langebrück, Germany
Date of death	25 March 2003
Place of death	Germany