Kurt Johannsen (bush mechanic)
Appearance
Kurt Johannsen | |
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Born | Haraldsholm, district of Hadersleben | 24 November 1915
Died | 14 June 1944 Le Havre | (aged 28)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1936–44 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Unit | SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Emden destroyer Leberecht Maass destroyer Theodor Riedel |
Commands | Schnellboot S-182 5. Schnellbootflottille |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Georg Johannsen (24 November 1915 – 14 June 1944) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Johannsen was killed in an aerial attack on Le Havre on 14 June 1944 an interred at the cemetery of Le Havre and later re-interred at St. Andre de Jure, row 13, grave 709.
Awards
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Destroyer War Badge (14 October 1940)[1]
- Fast Attack Craft War Badge (4 October 1942)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille[2][3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
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External links
Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine surface fleet