Kurt Ebener was born on 4 May 1920 at Könitz in the Saalfeld region of Thüringen. Ebener joined the Luftwaffe on 17 November 1939. On 1 December 1941, Ebener was posted to JG 3 based on the Eastern front. Unteroffizier Ebener was assigned to 4./JG 3. In spring 1942, he flew missions over Malta and North Africa before relocating back to the Eastern front. He recorded his first initial victories on 23 May, when he shot down two Russian I-61 fighters. Ebener recorded his 10th victory on 30 July and his 20th on 17 December. From mid-December until mid-January 1943, Ebener operated from within the Stalingrad pocket. In the most difficult of combat conditions, Ebener was to excel. In four weeks of fighting he claimed 35 victories, including five enemy aircraft shot down on 19 December, to record his 23rd through 27th victories, and four on 30 December (34-37). Ebener emerged as the leading German fighter pilot of the Stalingrad battle. On 1 March 1943, Ebener was transferred to Erganzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost to undertake a spell of instructing. He had 52 victories to his credit at this time. On 7 April, Ebener was awarded the Ritterkreuz and promoted to the rank of Leutnant. Ebener was transferred to 5./JG 11 on 31 March 1944. On 15 July, he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 5./JG 11 based on the Invasion front. In August, Ebener claimed five USAAF fighters shot down. On 23 August 1944, Ebener was shot down in aerial combat with USAAF fighters southeast of Paris in Bf 109 G-14 (W.Nr. 780 667) “Black 2”. Ebener baled out badly wounded to become a prisoner of war. In January 1945, due to the severity of his wounds, he was repatriated. Both of Ebener’s brothers, serving as officers in the German army, were killed on the Eastern front. Ebener died on 7 May 1975 at Fischbach in Taunus as a consequence of the wounds he received during the war.
    Kurt Ebener was credited with 57 victories in 150 missions. He recorded five victories over the Western front.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location / Comments
1	23.5.1942	9:05	I-61	4./JG 3	-
2	23.5.1942	14:05	I-61	4./JG 3	-
3	27.5.1942	15:56	MiG-1	4./JG 3	-
4	1.7.1942	9:08	Il-2	4./JG 3	-
5	24.7.1942	18:12	Il-2	4./JG 3	-
6	25.7.1942	12:32	R-5	4./JG 3	-
7	26.7.1942	3:56	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	-
8	27.7.1942	7:15	MiG-1	4./JG 3	39 420
9	30.7.1942	13:03	Yak-1	4./JG 3	39 191
10	30.7.1942	13:05	Yak-1	4./JG 3	39 191
11	1.8.1942	15:37	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	39 414
12	5.8.1942	4:40	Pe-2	4./JG 3	49 354
13	5.8.1942	4:42	Pe-2	4./JG 3	49 353
14	21.8.1942	13:37	I-180	4./JG 3	39 492
15	15.9.1942	14:47	Pe-2	4./JG 3	57 711
16	6.10.1942	7:20	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	28 832
17	15.10.1942	9:01	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	38 613
18	3.12.1942	12:40	Il-2	4./JG 3	26 192
19	3.12.1942	12:42	Il-2	4./JG 3	26 163
20	17.12.1942	13:24	Il-2	4./JG 3	49 121
21	17.12.1942	13:26	Yak-1	4./JG 3	4072
22	18.12.1942	12:47	Il-2	4./JG 3	3945
23	19.12.1942	12:45	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	3946
24	19.12.1942	13:52	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	3942
25	19.12.1942	13:55	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	3942
26	19.12.1942	14:08	P-2	4./JG 3	4911
27	19.12.1942	14:09	P-2	4./JG 3	2911
28	20.12.1942	12:37	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	10km SW Bekelorska
29	21.12.1942	-	Yak-1	4./JG 3	-
30	22.12.1942	13:35	Yak-1	4./JG 3	4937
31	25.12.1942	13:05	Il-2	4./JG 3	4921
32	25.12.1942	13:06	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	4921
33	28.12.1942	9:05	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	4937 / rammed
34	30.12.1942	9:47	MiG-1	4./JG 3	4916
35	30.12.1942	9:48	MiG-1	4./JG 3	4924
36	30.12.1942	12:25	Il-2	4./JG 3	49 114
37	30.12.1942	12:27	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	48 112
38	4.1.1943	15:57	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	3941
39	7.1.1943	7:47	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	4915
40	7.1.1943	8:26	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	4937
41	10.1.1943	7:21	Il-2	4./JG 3	49 181
42	10.1.1943	7:39	Il-2	4./JG 3	4912
43	10.1.1943	7:46	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	49 311
44	10.1.1943	9:03	Il-2	4./JG 3	49 144
45	12.1.1943	10:40	Il-2	4./JG 3	49 143
46	12.1.1943	10:42	Il-2	4./JG 3	49 143
47	12.1.1943	14:25	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	49 312
48	13.1.1943	10:15	Il-2	4./JG 3	4934
49	15.1.1943	8:12	DB-3	4./JG 3	4911
50	15.1.1943	8:28	DB-3	4./JG 3	4912
51	15.1.1943	10:20	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	49 340
52	15.1.1943	10:39	LaGG-3	4./JG 3	49 180
53	14.8.1944	-	Spitfire	5./JG 11	-
54	15.8.1944	-	P-47	5./JG 11	-
55	16.8.1944	-	P-47	5./JG 11	-
56	18.8.1944	-	P-51	5./JG 11	-
57	19.8.1944	-	P-47	5./JG 11	-

 
Victories : 57
Awards : Ehrenpokal (15 March 1943)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (18 March 1943)
                Ritterkreuz (7 April 1943)
Units : JG 3, JG 11