Kurt Weyher
| Kurt Weyher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 August 1901 Graudenz |
| Died | 17 December 1991 (aged 90) Wilhelmshaven |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
|
| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
|
| Years of service | 1918–45 |
| Rank | Konteradmiral |
| Commands held |
sail training ship Horst Wessel auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1) |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Great Cross of Merit |
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 [1].
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", it seems that Weyher was a non-trivial painter; in a feature article 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.
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