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 | |
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 Rear admiral Böhmer in 1943 | |
| Born | 31 December 1892 |
| Died | 1 October 1944 (aged 51) near Ventspils, Latvia |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1914–44 |
| Rank | Konteradmiral |
| Unit | U-17 and U-22 Hessen cruiser Admiral Scheer |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (6 January 1916)[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Komturkreuz des Spanisch-Marokkanischen Mehdauia-Ordens (13 May 1938)[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (1 April 1939)[1]
- Spanish Cross in Silver (6 June 1939)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 April 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939), 1st Class (21 April 1940)[1]
- Minesweeper War Badge (17 January 1941)[1]
- Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with Swords (12 October 1942)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1940 as Kapitän zur See and Chief of Staff of the Security Forces of the North Sea[2]
References
Citations
- Dörr 1995, p. 64.
- 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 | ||
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| Preceded by — |
Chief of the 9. Sicherungsdivision June 1944 – October 1944 |
Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Adalbert von Blanc |
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