Kurt Weyher
| Kurt Weyher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 August 1901 Graudenz |
| Died |
17 December 1991 (aged 90) Wilhelmshaven |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine.svg.png){kind=small} Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1918–45 |
| Rank | Konteradmiral |
| Commands held |
sail training ship Horst Wessel auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1) |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Great Cross of Merit |
Kurt August Viktor Weyher (30 August 1901 – 17 December 1991) was a Konteradmiral of the Kriegsmarine who, during World War II, commanded a merchant raider. Material on the command of the raider Orion was published online at .
Weyher was heavily decorated during his active lifetime and progressed to Konteradmiral (equivalent to Rear Admiral) during the war, so he seems to have been an effective officer at the least.
Although it was not mentioned in his book "The Black Raider",[1] it seems that Weyher was a non-trivial painter; in a feature article[2] author Keith Gordon[3] tells that on the voyage of the Orion Weyher did about 30 paintings on subjects connected with the ship's activities. The one painting illustrated seems to have had narrative merit and to have represented the topographic background recognisably.
Awards
- Silesian Eagle 2nd and 1st Grade[4]
- Bewährungsabzeichen der III. Marine-Brigade
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Olympic Games Decoration 2nd Class
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Spanish Cross
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Kriegsabzeichen für Hilfskreuzer (23 August 1941)[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 August 1941 as Fregattenkapitän and commander of auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1)[5][6]
- Order of St Alexander Kommandeurkreuz mit Schwertern
- German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1944 as Kapitän zur See and chief of the Deutsches Marinekommando Konstanza (German naval command Constanța)[7]
- Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class
- Order of the Star of Romania Commodore with Swords
- Cross of Merit on ribbon (29 April 1977)[4]
References
Citations
- ↑ Weyher, Kurt; Ehrlich, Hans Jürgen; "The Black Raider". Pub: ELEK Books London (1955) hardback. Also: Panther Books; Panther edition (1958) paperback
- ↑ Dinsdale, Mike; "Book dives deep for sunken treasure"; The Northern Advocate, Saturday, January 7, 2006 page 13
- ↑ Gordon, Keith (2005). Deep Water Gold. Searov Technologies Limited. ISBN 0-473-10056-8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dörr 1996, p. 350.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 445.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 783.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 510.
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Weyher, Kurt; "The German navy in the south-eastern area of Europe from the summer of 1941 to the autumn of 1944 ; under the orders of the Southern Naval Command". Publisher: U.S. Navy (1947).
- Weyher, Kurt; Ehrlich, Hans Jürgen; "The Black Raider". Pub: ELEK Books London (1955) hardback. Also: Panther Books; Panther edition (1958) paperback.
External links
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- Kurt Weyher @ Geocities - 2 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)
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