Kurt Böhmer

Kurt Böhmer (31 December 1892 – 1 October 1944) was an officer in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany 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.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (6 January 1916)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
 * Komturkreuz des Spanisch-Marokkanischen Mehdauia-Ordens (13 May 1938)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (1 April 1939)
 * Spanish Cross in Silver (6 June 1939)
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 April 1940)
 * Iron Cross (1939), 1st Class (21 April 1940)
 * Minesweeper War Badge (17 January 1941)
 * Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with Swords (12 October 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1940 as Kapitän zur See and Chief of Staff of the Security Forces of the North Sea