Kurt Weyher
Born(1901-08-30)30 August 1901
Died17 December 1991(1991-12-17) (aged 90)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchKriegsmarine
Years of service1918–45
RankKonteradmiral
Commands heldTraining ship Horst Wessel
Auxiliary cruiser Orion
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Great Cross of Merit

Kurt August Viktor Weyher (30 August 1901 – 17 December 1991) was a German rear admiral of the navy (Kriegsmarine) of Nazi Germany. During World War II, he commanded a merchant raider.

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.

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Citations

  1. ^ Weyher, Kurt; Ehrlich, Hans Jürgen; "The Black Raider". Pub: ELEK Books London (1955) hardback. Also: Panther Books; Panther edition (1958) paperback
  2. ^ Dinsdale, Mike; "Book dives deep for sunken treasure"; The Northern Advocate, Saturday, January 7, 2006 page 13
  3. ^ Gordon, Keith (2005). Deep Water Gold. Searov Technologies Limited. ISBN 0-473-10056-8.
  4. ^ a b c d Dörr 1996, p. 350.
  5. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 783.
  6. ^ 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.
  • 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.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945] (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.
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