1. Kurt Ubben transferred to the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany in 1935.
20 Facts About Kurt Ubben
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Kurt Ubben claimed his first aerial victory during the Battle of France on 10 May 1940.
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Kurt Ubben was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 and was given command of III.
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Kurt Ubben's unit transferred to the North African Theatre of operations, taking part in the retreat from Tunisia to Sicily and Italy.
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Kurt Ubben received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 23 July 1942 and claimed his 101st aerial victory in January 1943.
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In March 1944, Kurt Ubben was appointed Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen", tasked with defense of the Reich missions.
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Kurt Ubben was killed in action in aerial combat with United States Army Air Forces 356th Fighter Group near Fere-en-Tardenois, France on 27 April 1944.
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Kurt Ubben, the son of an officer in the Imperial German Navy, was born on 18 November 1911 in Dorstadt, at the time in the Province of Hanover of the Kingdom of Prussia, of the German Empire.
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On 1 May 1940, Kurt Ubben was promoted to Leutnant with a rank age dated back to 1 October 1936, and at the same time received the rank of Oberleutnant of the reserves with a rank age dated back to 1 June 1939.
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On 22 July 1940, Kurt Ubben was made Staffelkapitan of 8.
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Kurt Ubben was rescued by a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch and flown back to his unit.
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Gruppe was moved to an airfield at Molaoi on 11 May During the battle, Kurt Ubben carried out many ground-attack and fighter-bomber operations against Allied naval forces during mid-1941.
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In September 1941, Kurt Ubben was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III.
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Kurt Ubben was credited with his 50th aerial victory on 19 October 1941 over a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 fighter.
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On 1 February 1942, Kurt Ubben was promoted to Hauptmann and became an active officer.
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Kurt Ubben was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 12 March 1942 for 69 victories.
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Kurt Ubben was the 80th member of the German armed forces to be so honored.
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Kurt Ubben was the 33rd Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.
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On 27 April 1944, Kurt Ubben engaged American Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters near Fere-en-Tardenois.
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Kurt Ubben bailed out but his parachute failed to open either due to insufficient altitude or because of an improperly fastened harness.