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| Born | 5 February 1915 Schloß Pragerhoff, Austria |
| Died | 2 May 1996(1996-05-02) (aged 81) Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance |  First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany (to 1945) Second Austrian Republic |
| Service | Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (1935–1938) Luftwaffe (1938–1945) Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (1956-1976 |
| Years of service | 1935–1940 1956-1976 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundesheer) |
| Unit | Condor Legion JG 3 |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Sochatzy (5 February 1915 – 2 May 1996) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 3 August 1941 Kurt Sochatzky was shotdown in his Bf 109 and was captured by Soviet troops. He was held as a prisoner of war until 1947. During his career he was credited with 38 aerial victories.
Awards
- Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwerten
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 12 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 3
References
- Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 327.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939–1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.
External links
Categories:- 1915 births
- 1996 deaths
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II flying aces
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German military personnel of World War II
- German people of the Spanish Civil War
- Austrian military personnel
- Austrian prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union