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Kurt Fimmen

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Korvettenkapitan

Name
  
Kurt Fimmen

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Years of service
  
1935–45

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II


Commands held
  
Torpedoboot T-16 4. Schnellbootflottille

Died
  
May 6, 2001, Nordhorn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Fimmen (4 May 1911 – 6 May 2001) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 June 1940)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Dienstauszeichnung) 4th Class (1 April 1939)
  • Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
  • Fast Attack Craft War Badge (15 February 1942)
  • Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (25 October 1941)
  • Crimea Shield (1 March 1943)
  • Kuban Shield (8 December 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 August 1940 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of Schnellboot S-26 in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille

    • References

    Kurt Fimmen Wikipedia
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