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Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann (26 August 1895 – 19 May 1988) was a senior naval commander in the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II, who commanded the battleship Scharnhorst. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .
Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann, captain of Scharnhorst, attempted to draw off the British battleship, so that Gneisenau could sink the merchant vessels. Lütjens, however, did not understand Hoffmann's intentions which the Scharnhorst captain was not able to communicate in detail in such short-order. A heated radio conversation followed in which Lütjens ...
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grades were based on four separate enactments.The first enactment, Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 of 1 September 1939 instituted the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes).
Leadership quotes “Believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well-worn path, and that will make all the ...
Kurt Caesar Hoffmann: 26 August 1895: 19 May 1988: 1 April 1943: 1 April 1912 Kriegsmarine: Joachim Lietzmann: 1 September 1894: 19 September 1959: 1 October 1943: 1 April 1911 Kriegsmarine: Paul Wever: 28 January 1893: 11 August 1944: 1 October 1943: 1 April 1912 Kriegsmarine: Leopold Bürkner: 29 January 1894: 15 July 1975: 1 October 1943: 1 ...
Here are some of the key quotes from the leadership campaign. James Cleverly appealed to his party to ‘be more normal’ in his conference speech. (Jacob King/PA)
The contenders to succeed Boris Johnson have faced off in a second televised debate. Here are some of the key quotes from the five remaining rivals in the Tory leadership contest.
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