Service/branch Heer Name Kurt Kuhme | Years of service 1932–45
1956–67 | |
Born 3 October 1910
Berlin ( 1910-10-03 ) Died 18 April 1978(1978-04-18) (aged 67)
Rosenheim Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 280 | ||
Kurt Kuhme (3 October 1910 – 18 April 1978) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was also a 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. Kurt Kuhme was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1955 and in 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr. He retired in 1967 as an Oberstleutnant.
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