The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt Kühme was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1955 and in 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr.
He retired in 1967 as an Oberstleutnant.
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) 1st Class (18 June 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black Eastern Front Medal General Assault Badge German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Hauptmann in the 1./Artillerie-Abteilung 400 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Major and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280.
