Günther, Dr. Kurt, born 24-12-1889, 8 months after Adolf Hitler (did you know) (see Hitler parents), in Quedlinburg. 
Günther entered the Army as a Staffartzt, on 01-12-1930. Transferred to Hermann Goering’s (did you know) Luftwaffe, with the Medical Squadron Ludwigsburg of the 5th Medical Battalion 
, in Stuttgart, until 1938. Division Medic, Oberarzt, of the 25th Division and commander of the 25th Medical Battalion in Ludwigsburg to 26-08-1939 
. SS Oberstgruppenführer, Kommandeur der SS-Div “LSSAH”, Josef “Sepp”Dietrich lived and died in Ludwigsburg
Günther entered the Army as a Staffartzt, on 01-12-1930. Transferred to Hermann Goering’s (did you know) Luftwaffe, with the Medical Squadron Ludwigsburg of the 5th Medical Battalion , in Stuttgart, until 1938. Division Medic, Oberarzt, of the 25th Division and commander of the 25th Medical Battalion in Ludwigsburg to 26-08-1939 . SS Oberstgruppenführer, Kommandeur der SS-Div “LSSAH”, Josef “Sepp”Dietrich lived and died in LudwigsburgDeath and burial ground of Günther, Dr. Kurt.
Promoted to Generalarzt on 01-04-1941, Günther was the Corps Medic of the V Army Corps, until his death. He died of an illness on 24-03-1941, age 51 and is buried on the large war cemetery of Ysselstein in the Netherlands, 32.000 graves and one of his close neighbours is the Generalmajor der Infanterie, Feldkommandeur der 642th in Arnhem, Friedrich Kussin, the first killed German General during operation Market Garden. Kussin was killed in his staff car and scalped by the English Airborne’s near Oosterbeek 
. Also buried there the personalities, Generalleutnant der Infanterie, Kommandeur der 526th Reserve-Division, Kurt Schmidt, Generalmajor der Infanterie, Kommandeur der 376th Infanterie Regiment, Oskar von der Hagen, Oberleutnant with the 3./NJG1 
Paul Gildner, Major, Kommandeur III./N.J.G. 1, Egmond Prinz zur Lippe Weissenfeld, Major, Kommandeur I./N.J.G. 100, Heinrich Prinz zur Sayn Wittgenstein, Oberleutnant with I./ZG 76, 24 victories, Helmut Woltersdorf and Oberleutnant in the 26th JG 
, Air Fighter Squadron, Karl Willius, under Oberst Josef “Pips” Priller. 
Although many Luftwaffe records were lost at the end of the war, research suggests that JG 26 claimed around 2.700 aircraft shot down, with 763 pilots killed (631 in action, 132 in accidents). Some 67 were shot down and became prisoners.
. Also buried there the personalities, Generalleutnant der Infanterie, Kommandeur der 526th Reserve-Division, Kurt Schmidt, Generalmajor der Infanterie, Kommandeur der 376th Infanterie Regiment, Oskar von der Hagen, Oberleutnant with the 3./NJG1 Paul Gildner, Major, Kommandeur III./N.J.G. 1, Egmond Prinz zur Lippe Weissenfeld, Major, Kommandeur I./N.J.G. 100, Heinrich Prinz zur Sayn Wittgenstein, Oberleutnant with I./ZG 76, 24 victories, Helmut Woltersdorf and Oberleutnant in the 26th JG , Air Fighter Squadron, Karl Willius, under Oberst Josef “Pips” Priller. Although many Luftwaffe records were lost at the end of the war, research suggests that JG 26 claimed around 2.700 aircraft shot down, with 763 pilots killed (631 in action, 132 in accidents). Some 67 were shot down and became prisoners.
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