Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 8 October 1941, Kurt Lasse was shot down over Isthmus of Perekop. He was posthumously awarded the Knight"s Cross on 3 May 1942.
During his career he was credited with 39 aerial victories, 1 on the Western Front and 38 on the Eastern Front.
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