Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he participated in 130 missions as a radio operator. Kurt Bundrock was born on 6 February 1917 in Berlin-Schöneberg.
He joined the I. Gruppe of Zerstörergeschwader 1 (I/ZG 1 — 1st group of the 1st Destroyer Wing) as a radio operator on 1 May 1940.
Together with the pilot Reinhold Knacke he participated in the Battle of France. Both of them transferred to night fighter force on 26 June 1940 and were assigned to the I. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (I/NJG 1 — 1st group of the 1st Night Fighter Wing).
He participated in 37 of Knacke"s aerial victories. Hauptmann Knacke was killed in action by the defence fire of a British bomber on the night of 3/4 February 1943.
Bundrock was able to save himself with the parachute.
He then became the radio operator of Werner Streib in June 1943. Flugzeugführerabzeichen Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Bordfunker (radio operator) in the Stab Bibliography.