Otto Kähler

Otto-Cuno Kähler
Otto Kähler
Born(1894-03-03)3 March 1894
Died2 November 1967(1967-11-02) (aged 73)
Allegiance
Branch
Rank
Konteradmiral
Commands
Conflicts
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other workSales Representative for Industrial Supplies 1947-1955

Otto Kähler (3 March 1894 – 2 November 1967) was a German admiral during World War II. He commanded the German auxiliary cruiser Thor, a merchant raider, on two combat patrols and sank or captured 12 ships, for a combined tonnage of 96,547 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Kähler relinquished command of Thor on 20 July 1941 to Günther Gumprich.

He was appointed the commander of the naval forces in Brittany in September 1944. He was captured by US forces soon thereafter. Repatriated February 1947, soon after his release he began working as a Sales Representative for Industrial Supplies in Kiel until the year 1955.[1] He died in Kiel on 2 November 1967.[2]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Niemann, Rudolf, ed. (1959). Die Seeoffiziers-Crew 1914. Herausgegeben Frühjahr 1959 zum 45jährigen Crewtag [The naval officer crew 1914. Published spring 1959 for the 45th crew reunion.] (in German). Hamburg: Publisher unknown. p. 171.
  2. ↑ Neitzel 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste der Deutschen Reichsmarine. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1929, p. 46.
  4. 1 2 Dörr 1995, p. 298.
  5. 1 2 3 Webb 2024, p. 124.
  6. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 248.
  7. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 88.

Bibliography

  • Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Neitzel, Sönke, ed. (19 July 2013). Tapping Hitler's Generals: Transcripts of Secret Conversations 1942–45. Barnsley: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-84832-715-3.
  • Webb, James Jack (2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 2: H–O. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71517-4.
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