__NOTOC__ Kurt Böhmer (31 December 1892 – 1 October 1944) was an officer in the

Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with th ...

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

who commanded the 9th Security Division from 17 June 1944. He was shot and killed on a hunting trip together with three foresters at Ventspils in Latvia by partisans on 1 October 1944. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

Awards

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia e ...

(1914) 2nd Class (6 January 1916)Dörr 1995, p. 64. *

Wehrmacht Long Service Award The Wehrmacht Long Service Award () was a military service decoration of Nazi Germany issued for satisfactory completion of a number of years in military service. History On 16 March, 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered the institution of a service awar ...

4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936) *''Komturkreuz des Spanisch-Marokkanischen Mehdauia-Ordens'' (13 May 1938) *

1st Class (1 April 1939) *

Spanish Cross The Spanish Cross (german: Spanien-Kreuz) was an award of Nazi Germany given to German troops who participated in the Spanish Civil War, fighting for nationalist general, later Spanish caudillo, Francisco Franco. History With the outbreak o ...

in Silver (6 June 1939) *

Clasp to the Iron Cross The Clasp to the Iron Cross (Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz) was a white metal medal clasp displayed on the uniforms of German Wehrmacht personnel who had been awarded the Iron Cross in World War I, and who again qualified for the decoration in Worl ...

(1939) 2nd Class (17 April 1940) *

(1939), 1st Class (21 April 1940) * Minesweeper War Badge (17 January 1941) *

Order of the Cross of Liberty The Order of the Cross of Liberty ( fi, Vapaudenristin ritarikunta; sv, Frihetskorsets orden) is one of three official state orders in Finland, along with the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland. Organisation ...

, 1st Class with Swords (12 October 1942) *

on 6 October 1940 as ''

Kapitän zur See Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain. Equivalent ranks worldwide include ...

'' and Chief of Staff of the Security Forces of the North SeaFellgiebel 2000, p. 137.

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* Dörr, Manfred (1995). ''Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine, Band 1: A-K'' (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. . * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohmer, Kurt 1892 births 1944 deaths Military personnel from Magdeburg Military personnel from the Province of Saxony Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Counter admirals of the Kriegsmarine Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class German military personnel of the Spanish Civil War Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Kriegsmarine personnel killed in World War II Reichsmarine personnel