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Fimmen, Kurt

Date of birth:
May 4th, 1911 (Wittenberge/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
May 6th, 2001 (Nordhorn/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Kurt Fimmen was Prisoner-of-War from 9th May 1945 until 30th August 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:
Kommandant S 26 / 1.Schnellbootsflottille
Awarded on:
August 14th, 1940
The following press article, dated 21.08.1940, describes why Fimmen would receive the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberleutnant zur See Firmen has led his S-Boat with daring and great success. During sorties into the English Channel he sank: 1 destroyer, 1 tanker (with 12000 GRT), 2 armed cargo ships and 1 motor vessel.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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