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Otto Kähler

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Rank
  
Counter admiral

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

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Born
  
3 March 1894 (
1894-03-03
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Commands held
  
Gorch Fock German auxiliary cruiser Thor

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Died
  
2 November 1967, Kiel, Germany

Award
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Kähler (3 March 1894 – 2 November 1967) was a Konteradmiral with the Kriegsmarine (navy) of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the German auxiliary cruiser Thor, a merchant raider, on two combat patrols and sank or captured 12 ships, for a combined tonnage of 96,547 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Kähler relinquished command of Thor on 20 July 1941 to Günther Gumprich.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1915)
  • U-boat War Badge (1918)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 December 1940 as Kapitän zur See and commander of auxiliary cruiser Thor (HSK 4)
  • 583rd Oak Leaves on 15 September 1944 as Konteradmiral and sea-commander of the fortress Brest

    • References

    Otto Kähler Wikipedia
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