Leutnant Kurt Küppers was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.

However, his first known assignment was as a pilot of two-seater reconnaissance aircraft in the vicinity of Dunkirk in 1916.

After that, he served on the Eastern Front with Flieger-Abteilung (Flier Detachment) 45, a recon unit.

[2] On 16 December 1917, he was tasked to form and command a new fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 48 (Jasta 48).

[2] Having won the Iron Cross First Class,[note 1] Kurt Küppers survived World War I to slip into obscurity.