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Kurt August Viktor Weyher (30 August 1901 – 17 December 1991) was a Konteradmiral of the ''Kriegsmarine'' who, during World War II, commanded a merchant raider. Material on the command of the raider ''Orion'' was published online at (). Weyher was heavily decorated during his active lifetime and progressed to Konteradmiral (equivalent to Rear Admiral) during the war, so he seems to have been an effective officer at the least. Although it was not mentioned in his book "The Black Raider",〔Weyher, Kurt; Ehrlich, Hans Jürgen; “The Black Raider”. Pub: ELEK Books London (1955) hardback. Also: Panther Books; Panther edition (1958) paperback〕 it seems that Weyher was a non-trivial painter; in a feature article〔Dinsdale, Mike; “Book dives deep for sunken treasure”; The Northern Advocate, Saturday, January 7, 2006 page 13〕 author Keith Gordon tells that on the voyage of the ''Orion'' Weyher did about 30 paintings on subjects connected with the ship's activities. The one painting illustrated seems to have had narrative merit and to have represented the topographic background recognisably. == Awards == * Silesian Eagle 2nd and 1st Grade〔Dörr 1996, p. 350.〕 * ''Bewährungsabzeichen der III. Marine-Brigade'' * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Olympic Games Decoration 2nd Class * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class * ''Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938'' * Spanish Cross * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (9 July 1940)〔 * * 1st Class (30 August 1940)〔 * ''Kriegsabzeichen für Hilfskreuzer'' (23 August 1941)〔 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 August 1941 as ''Fregattenkapitän'' and commander of auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1)〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 445.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 783.〕 * Order of St Alexander Kommandeurkreuz mit Schwertern * German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1944 as ''Kapitän zur See'' and chief of the ''Deutsches Marinekommando Konstanza'' (German naval command Constanța)〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 510.〕 * Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class * Order of the Star of Romania Commodore with Swords * Cross of Merit on ribbon (29 April 1977)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kurt Weyher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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