Otto Kähler
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Otto Kähler
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Otto Kähler
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Born | (1894-03-03)3 March 1894 Hamburg, German Empire |
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Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Konteradmiral |
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Otto Kähler (3 March 1894 – 2 November 1967) was a Konteradmiral with the Kriegsmarine 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 also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kähler relinquished command of Thor on 20 July 1941 to Günther Gumprich, who would also received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as commander of Thor.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- U-boat War Badge (1918)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class[1]
- Auxiliary Cruiser Badge
- 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)[3]
- 583rd Oak Leaves on 15 September 1944 as Konteradmiral and sea-commander of the fortress Brest[4]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine surface fleet
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1 Oak Leaves with Navy Group Command West. 2 Knight's Cross on Widder (HSK-3), Oak Leaves on Michel (HSK-9). 3 Knight's Cross with the 2. Räumbootsflottille, Oak Leaves with the 8. Räumbootsflottille.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. see also List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine |
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- 1894 births
- 1967 deaths
- German military personnel of World War I
- Kriegsmarine admirals
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Imperial German Navy personnel
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- Reichsmarine personnel
- German prisoners of war
- People from Hamburg