Kurt Johannsen

Kurt Johannsen
Born	24 November 1915 Haraldsholm, district of Hadersleben
Died	14 June 1944 (aged 28) Le Havre
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1936–44
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Emden destroyer Leberecht Maass destroyer Theodor Riedel
Commands held	Schnellboot S-182 5. Schnellbootflottille
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kurt Georg Johannsen (24 November 1915 – 14 June 1944) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Johannsen was killed in an aerial attack on Le Havre on 14 June 1944 an interred at the cemetery of Le Havre and later re-interred at St. Andre de Jure, row 13, grave 709.

Awards

• Memel Medal (26 October 1939)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (9 October 1942)^[1]
• Destroyer War Badge (14 October 1940)^[1]
• Fast Attack Craft War Badge (4 October 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 5. Schnellbootflottille^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 287.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 245.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 422.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
• 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.
• 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.