Oskar Kummetz

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Oskar Kummetz was a German Kriegsmarine admiral during World War II who commanded naval forces in several key operations, including the invasion of Norway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Kriegsmarine admiral
human
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
awardReceived German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1891-07-21
dateOfDeath 1980-12-17
gender male
hasActivityPeriod 20th century
militaryBranch Imperial German Navy
Kriegsmarine
militaryRank Admiral
Konteradmiral
Vizeadmiral
nativeLanguage German
notableFor Commanding German naval forces during the invasion of Norway
Commanding German surface forces in the Battle of the Barents Sea
Senior surface fleet command in Arctic operations
occupation military commander
naval officer
participatedIn Battle of the Barents Sea
Battle of the North Cape
Operation Weserübung
surface form: Invasion of Norway

Operation Weserübung
placeOfBirth Illowo, West Prussia
Prussia
placeOfDeath Neumünster
Schleswig-Holstein
positionHeld Commander of German naval forces in the invasion of Norway
Commander of cruiser squadron in Arctic waters
Fleet commander in the Kriegsmarine
servedIn Imperial German Navy
surface form: Imperial German Navy during World War I

Kriegsmarine during World War II
Reichsmarine during the interwar period
serviceEntryYear 1909

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