Date of birth:

May 4th, 1911 (Wittenberge/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

May 6th, 2001 (Nordhorn/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Gordon Williamson
• - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1995.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9