Lau, Kurt

[1916-1993]
Hauptmann Kurt Lau


* 12.04.1916, Danzig
+ 30.04.1993, Kaufbeuren



RK: 06.04.1944


He flew in: I/StG 2, 1/StG 2, II/SG 103


Battle and anti-tank ace with more than 80 tanks + 2 kills.



Kurt was interested in flying from a young age. First on gliders, then in Deutschen Luftsportverband also flew motor machines.
On October 15, 1936, he began military service with the 31st Machine Gun Battalion (MG-Batalion 31) in Konigsberg. On June 1, 1938, he moved to Luftwaffe training at the flight school in Neubiberg. On September 1, 1938, he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant.


After completing training on a combat aircraft (Istenburg), Lau is transferred to the newly formed I./StG3 in the summer of 1940. On October 1, 1940, he received the rank of Oberleutnant. In the lineup 1./StG3 fought in April - May 1941 in the Balkans. Then Lau finds himself on the African battlefield - Tobruk, Derna. But he is wounded and hospitalized. In June, he became commander of 1/St.G 2 - it is already on the Eastern Front. In March 1943 he was awarded DK in Gold and again on October 1 he was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann.
May 1, 1944 he became commander of I./SG2 instead of Major Alwin Boerst. (1)
In the rank of Hauptmann receives after his 700 combat flight 6.4.44 as Staffelkapitän1./ StukaG 2 "Immelmann" Ritterkreuz.
In the second half of 1944 (1.5.44 - 7.11.44.) Hptm Kurt Lau held the position of Gruppenkommandeur 1/SG2.


November 7, 1944 he became commander of II./SG103 and remained with it until the end of the war. His shooter at Ju 87 was Ofw. Franz Hühner.


Hauptmann Lau surrendered to Allied troops on May 8, 1945 during a joint flight of several machines from SG2 with SG103 to Kitzingen. The group was then commanded by H.U. Rudel. Hptm.Lau flew on the machine Fw 190 A/F (schwarze 5 + -) from II./SG103. It was his last 897 combat flight.


In the post-war Bundeswehr is from 1956 to 30.09.1972 ( Oberstleutnant)



(1) - Here I will mention one that Major Boerst was shot down on March 30, 1944 near Jassa (Romania), I do not know if it is not a case of Lau "rather a typo" 1.5. instead of 1.4.



Sources:
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/tank.html
www.allaces.ru
http://www.ww2.dk/air/attack/sg2.htm
www.wunderwaffe.narod.ru
http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/Kitzingen.htm
http://fw190.hobbyvista.com/kitzingen3.htm
www.das-ritterkreuz.de

Lau, Kurt  - Kitzingen 5/1945. Hauptmann Lau (první z leva) v rozhovoru s Majorem Karlem Kennelem. (Zády ke kameře). V pozadí stroj Ju 87 D-5 T6 + TU.

Kitzingen 5/1945. Hauptmann Lau (první z leva) v rozhovoru s Majorem Karlem Kennelem. (Zády ke kameře). V pozadí stroj Ju 87 D-5 'T6 + TU'.
Lau, Kurt  - Lau a Fw. Heinrich Meyering je dekorován 06.04.1944 RK. Rumunsko ( )


www.allaces.ru/

Lau a Fw. Heinrich Meyering je dekorován 06.04.1944 RK. Rumunsko ( )


www.allaces.ru/

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