Oskar Kummetz

Oskar Kummetz
Born	21 July 1891(1891-07-21) Illowo in the district of Neidenburg, East Prussia
Died	17 December 1980(1980-12-17) (aged 89) Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	Generaladmiral
Unit	SMS Victoria Louise
Commands held	Kampfgruppe "Oslo"
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Drøbak Sound Battle of the Barents Sea Operation Rösselsprung
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Kummetz (21 July 1891 – 17 December 1980) was a Generaladmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He also served in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. Kummetz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in the Battle of Drøbak Sound, during which his command, the Blücher was sunk by Norwegian fortress gunfire between the sound. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. His next command, the Admiral Hipper unsuccessfully attacked a British convoy during the Battle of the Barents Sea, and the Hipper was damaged by British cruisers, while his escort, the Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt was sunk with all hands by HMS Sheffield (C24).

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (30 June 1916)^[1]
  • 1st Class (27 September 1919)^[1]
• Honour Cross for Combatants (January 1935)^[1]
• Diensauszeichnung (Service Award) 1st to 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend (Commander of the Hungarian Order of Merit) (20 August 1938)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 April 1940)^[1]
• Memel Medal (14 March 1940)^[1]
• High Seas Fleet Badge (5 February 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1941 as Konteradmiral and leader of the Kampfgruppe Oslo^[2]

References

Citations

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Dörr 1995, p. 380.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 279.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine, Band 1: A-K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2453-0.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Helden der Wehrmacht II - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2003. ISBN 3-924309-62-0.

Persondata
Name	Kummetz, Oskar
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	21 July 1891
Place of birth	Illowo in the district of Neidenburg, East Prussia
Date of death	17 December 1980
Place of death	Neustadt an der Weinstraße

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