SMGM-3731 Kurt Fimmen signature Knights Cross Winner S boat commander
$60.00
1 in stock
Description
Roughly 4×6″ post war photo with a genuine post war signature in black felt pen. Currently hard to find on the market. Note card affixed to back with tape.
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.
- 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)
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