Kurt Knispel
Military Person
1921 – 1945
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Who was Kurt Knispel?
Kurt Knispel was a Sudeten German Heer panzer loader, gunner and later commander, and was the highest scoring tank ace of World War II with a total of 168 confirmed tank kills; the actual number, although unconfirmed, may be as high as 195. He is counted with Johannes Bölter, Ernst Barkmann, Otto Carius and Michael Wittmann as being one of the, if not the, greatest tank ace of all time.
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1921
Zlaté Hory - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Apr 28, 1945
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on July 23, 2013
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