Kurt Kühme

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Kurt Kühme
Born (1910-10-03)3 October 1910
Berlin
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Rosenheim
Allegiance  Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1932–45
1956–67
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Kühme (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 Kühme 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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Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas & Wegmann 1985, p. 168.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 260.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 277.
  4. Scherzer 2007, p. 480.

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