WEYHER, Kurt  
 
PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Weyher, Kurt
Date of birth: August 13th, 1901 (Graudenz, Germany)
Nationality:  German
BIOGRAPHY: 
Kurt Weyher was the commanding officer of the sailing school ship "Horst Wessel" from Januari until September 1939. From December he took over the command of the Auxiliary Cruiser "Orion", and in November 1941 was taken in the Command stucture HQ of the Admiraal in the Ägäis, I.Asto. Here he served until March 1942. After this he served from April that year until Januari 1944 with the HQ of the Marine Gruppenkommando Süd, l. Asto. As the Chef der Deutschen Marinekommandos Konstanza he served the same time as commanding officer of 10.Sicherungs-Division, Geleitchef Schwarzes Meer and the Deutscher Chef des Stabes der Rumänische Marine, until June 1944.
Between June 1944 and October 1944, Kurt Weyher was the Naval commander of Crete and after that he served until his capture as Naval commander of Ostfriesland. On Januari 1st 1945 he wat promoted to Konteradmirad (Vice-admiral). He was released as POW on June 7th 1947.
     
RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
Awarded on: August 21st, 1941
 
     
KRIEGSORDEN DES DEUTSCHEN KREUZES IN GOLD
Rank: Kapitän zur See
Unit: Chef 10. Sicherungsdivision zugleich Chef Deutsches Marinekommando Konstanza
Awarded on: May 18th, 1944
 
 
 
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Picture source:   - Willi Schumacher Collection
Information source(s):   - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Lohmann W., Hildebrand H., Die deutsche Kriegsmarine 1939-1945, Bd.1-3. – Bad Nauheim, 1957
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
   
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