| Kurt Johannsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1915 |
| Died | 14 June 1944 (aged 28) |
| Place of birth | Haraldsholm, district of Hadersleben |
| Place of death | Le Havre |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1936-1944 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Unit |
SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Emden destroyer Leberecht Maass destroyer Theodor Riedel |
| Commands held |
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 language: 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 (14 June 1944) as chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille
References[]
- Citations
- 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). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Huß, Jürgen & Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939-1945 (in German). VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-79-X.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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