Kurt Böhmer

Kurt Böhmer (31 December 1892 – 1 October 1944) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the 9th Security Division from 17 June 1944. He was shot and killed on a hunting trip together with three foresters at Ventspils in Latvia by partisans on 1 October 1944. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Kurt Böhmer
Rear admiral Böhmer in 1943
Born(1892-12-31)31 December 1892
Died1 October 1944(1944-10-01) (aged 51)
near Ventspils, Latvia
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Kriegsmarine
Years of service1914–44
RankKonteradmiral
UnitU-17 and U-22
Hessen
cruiser Admiral Scheer
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Dörr 1995, p. 64.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 137.

Bibliography

  • Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine, Band 1: A-K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2453-0.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Chief of the 9. Sicherungsdivision
June 1944 – October 1944
Succeeded by
Fregattenkapitän Adalbert von Blanc
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