Kurt Fimmen

Kurt Fimmen (4 May 1911 – 6 May 2001) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 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 (1 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (23 June 1940)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Dienstauszeichnung) 4th Class (1 April 1939)
 * Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
 * Fast Attack Craft War Badge (15 February 1942)
 * Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (25 October 1941)
 * Crimea Shield (1 March 1943)
 * Kuban Shield (8 December 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 August 1940 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of Schnellboot S-26 in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille