Kurt Thoma

Kurt Thoma
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Born	(1901-08-04)4 August 1901 Staufen
Died	Oldenburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy
Years of service	1921–45 1957–1962
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Unit	Hannover SSS Niobe Berlin Braunschweig Schleswig-Holstein
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kapitän zur See Otto Kurt Thoma (4 August 1901 in Staufen – 11 April 1971 in Oldenburg) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (4 May 1940)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award
  • 4th and 3rd Class (2 October 1936)
  • 2nd Class (1 April 1939)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1940 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 2. Minensuchflottille
• Italian War Cross with Swords (1 November 1941)
• Minesweeper War Badge

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Military offices
Preceded by	Commander of the 2nd Minesweeper Flotilla October 1938 – March 1941	Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Hans Rehm
Preceded by Fregattenkapitän Klaus Scholtz	Commander of the Marinestützpunktkommando Kiel December 1957 – April 1958	Succeeded by Kapitän zur See Klaus Scholtz
Preceded by Fregattenkapitän Johannes Franz	Commander of the Marinestützpunktkommando Wilhelmshaven April 1958 – September 1962	Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Gerd Schreiber