Kurt Andersen (general)

Kurt Georg Heinrich Andersen
Born2 October 1898 (1898-10-02)
German Empire
Died9 January 2003(2003-01-09) (aged 104)
Bonn, Germany
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
West Germany
BranchPrussian Army
Reichsheer
Luftwaffe
Bundesgrenzschutz
Service years1915–1919
1935–1945
1956–1961
RankGeneralmajor (Luftwaffe)
Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz)
Commands23rd Flak Division
ConflictsFirst World War

Latvian Revolution Second World War

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Order of Merit

Kurt Andersen (2 October 1898 – 9 January 2003) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II and in the Bundesgrenzschutz of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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