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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry.[1] A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945.[Note 1] This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD—Reich Labour Service) and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.[3]
These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Peer Fellgiebel's book, Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945. Fellgiebel was the former chairman and head of the order commission of the AKCR. In 1996, the second edition of this book was published with an addendum delisting 11 of these original recipients. Author Veit Scherzer has cast doubt on a further 193 of these listings. The majority of the disputed recipients had received the award in 1945, when the deteriorating situation of Germany in the final days of World War II in Europe left a number of nominations incomplete and pending in various stages of the approval process.[4]
Listed here are the 145 Knight's Cross recipients whose last name starts with "N".[5] Fellgiebel himself delisted two and Scherzer has challenged the validity of two more of these listings.[6] The recipients are ordered alphabetically by last name. The rank listed is the recipient's rank at the time the Knight's Cross was awarded.
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). Article 2 of the enactment mandated that the award of a higher class be preceded by the award of all preceding classes.[7] As the war progressed, some of the recipients of the Knight's Cross distinguished themselves further and a higher grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), was instituted. The Oak Leaves, as they were commonly referred to, were based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 849 of 3 June 1940.[8] In 1941, two higher grades of the Knight's Cross were instituted. The enactment Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 613 of 28 September 1941 introduced the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten).[9] At the end of 1944 the final grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten), based on the enactment Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11 of 29 December 1944, became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized.[10]
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| Service | Number of presentations | Posthumous presentations |
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| Heer | 103 | 7 |
| Kriegsmarine | 3 | 0 |
| Luftwaffe | 34 | 0 |
| Waffen-SS | 5 | 1 |
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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross lists for the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Waffen-SS. Within each of these lists a unique sequential number was assigned to each recipient. The same numbering paradigm was applied to the higher grades of the Knight's Cross, one list per grade.[11] Of the 145 awards made to servicemen whose last name starts with "N", nine were later awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, four the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and one the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; eight presentations were made posthumously. Heer members received one-hundred-three of the medals, including the award given to Hitlerjunge Günther Nowak. A further three presentations were given to the Kriegsmarine, thirty-four to the Luftwaffe, and five to the Waffen-SS.[12] The sequential numbers greater than 143 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[13]
This along with the + (plus) indicates that a higher grade of Knight's Cross was awarded as well.
This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Knight's Cross was awarded posthumously.
This along with the ! (exclamation mark) indicates that author Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates that Scherzer has expressed doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.
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| Name | Service | Rank | Role and unit[Note 2] | Date of award | Notes | Image |
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| Heinz Nacke | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann[14] | Staffelkapitän of the 6./Zerstörergeschwader 76[14][15] | 2 November 1940[14] | — |
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| Rudolf Nacke | Luftwaffe | 11-LStabsfeldwebel[14] | Pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader 76[14][15] | 23 July 1941[14] | — |
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| Kurt Naderwitz | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant[14] | Chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 112[14][15] | 1 January 1944[14] | — |
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| Werner Nadolski | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[16] | Chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 61 (motorized)[15][16] | 31 December 1943[16] | — |
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| Wilhelm Nädele | Heer | 15-HMajor[16] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 460[15][16] | 4 November 1943[16] | — |
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| Walter Näfe | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel[16] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 232[15][16] | 4 October 1944[16] | — |
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| Alfred Nähring | Heer | 15-HMajor[16] | Leader of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 73[15][16] | 4 October 1944[16] | — |
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| Helmut Nagel | Heer | 15-HOberfeldwebel[16] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 163[15][Note 3] | 15 March 1944[16] | — |
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| Willy Nagel | Heer | 17-HOberst[16] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 131[15][16] | 12 June 1944[16] | — |
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| Georg Nagengast | Heer | 15-HMajor[16] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 119 (motorized)[15][16] | 28 November 1943[16] | — |
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| Karl-Heinz Najock | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[16] | Pilot and observer in the 1.(H)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 5[15][16] | 28 April 1945[16] | — |
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| Bruno Namyslo | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel[16] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Jäger-Regiment 49[15][16] | 4 May 1944[16] | — |
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| Werner Naseband | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[16] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 451[15][16] | 28 January 1943[16] | — |
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| Walter Nass | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant[16] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 937[15][16] | 30 September 1944[16] | — |
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| Oldwig von Natzmer | Heer | 17-HOberst im Generalstab[16] | Ia (operations officer) in the Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"[15][16] | 4 September 1943[16] | — |
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| Herbert Nau | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant[17] | Chief of the 10. Räumbootflottille[15][17] | 11 July 1944[17] | — |
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| Herbert Naue | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[17] | Leader of the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 178[15][17] | 13 July 1940[17] | — |
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| Hans-Jörg Naumann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[17] | Commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 172 of the 72 Infanterie-Division[18][Note 4] | 12 November 1943*[17] | Killed in action 13 October 1943[15] | — |
| Helmut Naumann | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[17] | Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[15][17] | 22 June 1941[Note 5] | — |
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| Horst Naumann | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier[17] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 184[15][17] | 4 January 1943[17] | — |
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| Johannes Naumann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann[17] | Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 6[15][17] | 9 November 1944[17] | — |
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| Werner Nebe | Heer | 15-HMajor[17] | Commander of the I./Schützen-Regiment 59[15][17] | 14 December 1941[17] | — |
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| Peter Nebel | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant[17] | Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177[17][19] | 27 March 1942[17] | — |
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| Leonhard Nechansky | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[17] | Chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 131[17][19] | 20 January 1943*[17] | Killed in action 4 December 1942[19] | — |
| Hanns-Horst von Necker | Luftwaffe | 17-LOberst[17] | Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Hermann Göring"[17][19] | 24 June 1944[17] | — |
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| Walther Nehring+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor[17] | Commander of the 18. Panzer-Division[17][19] | 24 July 1941[17] | Awarded 383rd Oak Leaves 8 February 1944 124th Swords 22 January 1945[17] |
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| Franz Neibecker | Heer | 17-HOberst[17] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 227[17][20] | 16 February 1942[17] | — |
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| Hans Neidhöfer | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[21] | Leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 712[19][21] | 26 December 1944[21] | — |
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| Ludwig Neigl | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[21] | Deputy Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519[19][21] | 27 July 1944[21] | — |
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| Egon von Neindorff+ | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor[21] | Commander of the garrison at Tarnopol[19][21] | 4 April 1944[21] | Awarded 457th Oak Leaves 17 April 1944[21] | — |
| Dr. Walter Neise | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves[21] | Commander of Armeewaffenschule of Panzer AOK 4[19][21] | 5 February 1945[21] | — |
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| Karl Neitzel | Kriegsmarine | 15-MKorvettenkapitän[21] | Commander of U-510[19][21] | 27 March 1943[21] | — |
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| Walter Neitzel+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[21] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 409[19][21] | 2 June 1943[21] | Awarded 576th Oak Leaves 5 September 1944[21] | — |
| Herbert Nelke | Luftwaffe | 06-LUnteroffizier[21] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 1./Flak-Regiment 23 (motorized)[19][Note 6] | 4 July 1940[21] | — |
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| Heinrich Nelles | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[21] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 698[19][21] | 10 September 1944[21] | — |
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| Ludwig Nemecek | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[21] | Observer in the 3.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122[19][Note 7] | 19 September 1942[21] | — |
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| Willi Nemitz | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel[21] | Pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52[19][Note 8] | 24 March 1943[21] | — |
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| Gerhart Nemnich | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[21] | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19[19][21] | 15 July 1943[21] | — |
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| Günther Nentwig | Heer | 15-HMajor[22] | Commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 295[19][22] | 21 January 1942[22] | — |
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| Karl Nestle | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 35 (motorized)[19][22] | 17 August 1943*[22] | Killed in action 30 July 1943[19] | — |
| Helmut Neuber | Heer | 11-HStabsfeldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 176[19][22] | 25 January 1945[22] | — |
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| Frank Neubert | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[22] | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[19][22] | 22 June 1941[Note 9] | — |
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| Karl Neubert | Heer | 15-HMajor[22] | Commander of Ski-Jäger-Bataillon 1[19][Note 10] | 4 October 1944[22] | — |
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| Rudolf Neubert+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[22] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 32[22][23] | 29 February 1944[22] | Awarded 817th Oak Leaves 5 April 1945[22] | — |
| Rudolf Neubrandt | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 37[22][23] | 29 September 1940[22] | — |
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| Walther Neuer | Heer | 15-HMajor[22] | Leader of a Kampfgruppe in Ploiești (Romania)[24][Note 11] | 5 November 1944[22] | — |
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| Hermann Neuerburg | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[22] | Leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 121[22][23] | 8 February 1944[22] | — |
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| Ernst Neufeld | Heer | 10-HOberfeldwebel[22] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 40[23][Note 12] | 3 January 1943[22] | — |
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| Karl Neufellner | Heer | 17-HOberst[22] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 86[22][23] | 6 April 1944[22] | — |
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| Georg Neuffer | Luftwaffe | 18-LGeneralmajor[22] | Commander of the 20. Flak-Division (motorized)[23][Note 13] | 1 August 1943[22] | — |
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| Georg von Neufville | Heer | 17-HOberst zur Verwendung (for disposition)[25] | Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 195[23][25] | 22 September 1941[25] | — |
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| [Dr.]Walter Neugebauer[Note 14] | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant[25] | Leader of the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 12[23][25] | 16 October 1944[25] | — |
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| Josef Neuhierl | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier[25] | Group leader of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 3[23][25] | 17 March 1945[25] | — |
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| Hermann Neuhoff | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant[25] | Staffelführer in the III./Jagdgeschwader 53[23][Note 15] | 16 June 1942[Note 15] | — |
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| Karl Neuhoff | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel[25] | Shock troops leader in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[23][25] | 9 June 1944[25] | — |
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| Ferdinand Neuling | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant[25] | Commander of the 239. Infanterie-Division[23][25] | 28 February 1942[25] | — |
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| Eggert Neumann | Waffen-SS | 15-WSS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves[25] | Commander of SS-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7 "Prinz Eugen"[23][Note 16] | 3 November 1944[25] | — |
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| Ernst Neumann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[Note 17] | Leader of Festungs-Infanterie-Bataillon XII./999[23][25] | 20 April 1945[25] | — |
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| Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant[25] | Commander of the 712. Infanterie-Division[23][25] | 16 October 1944[25] | — |
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| Dr. med. Heinrich Neumann[Note 18] | Luftwaffe | 15-LOberstabsarzt[25] | Troop doctor of the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[23][Note 19] | 21 August 1941[25] | — |
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| Helmut Neumann | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant[25] | Staffelführer of the 14./Jagdgeschwader 5[23][25] | 12 March 1945[25] | — |
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| Joachim Neumann | Heer | 15-HMajor[25] | Commander of the I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 103[23][25] | 23 February 1944[25] | — |
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| Johannes Neumann | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[26] | Chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 852[23][26] | 17 September 1944[26] | — |
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| Jürgen Neumann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant[26] | Chief of the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 5 (motorized)[23][Note 20] | 1 November 1941[26] | — |
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| Klaus Neumann | Luftwaffe | 09-LFeldwebel[26] | Pilot in the 16./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[23][Note 21] | 9 December 1944[Note 21] | — |
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| Otto-Karl Neumann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant[Note 22] | Leader of the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 126[23][26] | 5 April 1945*[26] | Killed in action 22 February 1945[23] | — |
| Rudolf Neumann | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann[26] | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 1[26][27] | 17 April 1945[26] | — |
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| Werner Neumann | Heer | 17-HOberst[26] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 121[26][27] | 5 September 1944[26] | — |
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| Walter Neumann-Silkow | Heer | 17-HOberst[26] | Commander of the 8. Schützen-Brigade[26][27] | 5 August 1940[26] | — |
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| Hans Neumayer | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[26] | Chief of the 12.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 282[27][Note 23] | 20 January 1944[26] | — |
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| Lorenz Neumayr | Heer | 03-HGefreiter[26] | Machine gunner in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 755[26][27] | 14 January 1945[26] | — |
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| Hans Neumeier | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[26] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64[26][27] | 6 April 1944[26] | — |
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| Karl Neumeister | Heer | 17-HOberst[26] | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1[26][27] | 4 June 1944[26] | — |
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| Werner Neumeyer | Heer | 12-HLeutnant[26] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26[26][27] | 23 October 1944[26] | — |
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| Ernst Neumüller | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant[28] | Leader of the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Divisions-Kampfgruppe 216[27][Note 24] | 5 October 1944[28] | — |
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| Fritz Neumüller | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant[28] | Pilot and adjutand in the II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[27][28] | 4 May 1944[28] | — |
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| Lothar Neunhoeffer | Heer | 15-HMajor[28] | Commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 292[27][28] | 3 January 1944[28] | — |
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| Kurt Nibbe | Heer | 10-HOberfähnrich[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 20[27][28] | 17 March 1945[28] | — |
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| Heinrich Nickel+ | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant[28] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 26[27][28] | 16 June 1940[28] | Awarded 543rd Oak Leaves 8 August 1944[28] | — |
| Karl Nicolussi-Leck | Waffen-SS | 13-WSS-Obersturmführer[28] | Chief of the 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking"[27][Note 25] | 9 April 1944[28] | — |
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| Horst Niederländer+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[28] | Leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 686[27][28] | 10 February 1943[28] | Awarded 491st Oak Leaves 9 June 1944[28] | — |
| Heinrich Niedermeier | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Gebirgsjäger-Bataillon 94[27][28] | 11 December 1943*[28] | Died of wounds 7 November 1943[27] | — |
| Hans Niedzwetzki | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[28] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 23[27][28] | 22 August 1943[28] | — |
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| Roman Niedzwitzki | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier of the Reserves[Note 26] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) in the 12./Artillerie-Regiment 290[27][28] | 28 April 1945[28] | — |
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| Karl Niegsch | Heer | 15-HMajor of the Reserves[28] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 223[27][Note 27] | 30 April 1945[28] | — |
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| Hermann Niehoff+ | Heer | 19-HGeneralleutnant[29] | Commander of the 371. Infanterie-Division[27][29] | 15 June 1944[29] | Awarded 764th Oak Leaves 5 March 1945[29] (147th) Swords 26 April 1945?[Note 28] |
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| [Dr.] Heinz Niehuus[Note 14] | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann[29] | Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77[27][29] | 17 April 1945[29] | — |
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| Albert Nielsen | Heer | 10-HOberwachtmeister[29] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 58[27][Note 29] | 17 March 1945[29] | — |
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| Horst Niemack+ | Heer | 14-HRittmeister[29] | Commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5[27][29] | 13 July 1940[29] | Awarded 30th Oak Leaves 10 August 1941 69th Swords 4 June 1944[29] |
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| August Niemann | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[29] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 112[29][30] | 4 May 1944[29] | — |
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| Eduard Niemann | Heer | 17-HOberst of the Reserves[29] | Commander of Artillerie-Regiment 212[29][30] | 29 February 1944[29] | — |
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| Heinrich Niemann | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[29] | Leader of the 3./Pionier-Bataillon 196[29][30] | 30 April 1943[29] | — |
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| Willi Niemann | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier[29] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 31[29][30] | 26 December 1944[29] | — |
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| Gerhard Niemeck | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[29] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 31[29][30] | 14 March 1943[29] | — |
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| Ernst Niemeier | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[29] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 431[29][30] | 18 February 1945[29] | — |
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| Josef Niemietz | Heer | 10-HHauptfeldwebel[29] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stab 3.(Fla)/Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 332[29][30] | 24 July 1943[29] | — |
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| Peter Nießen | Heer | 12-HLeutnant[29] | Aide-de-camp in Grenadier-Regiment 979[29][30] | 9 January 1945[29] | — |
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| Georg Nietert | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier[31] | Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 14./Grenadier-Regiment 994[30][31] | 10 February 1945[31] | — |
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| Heinrich Nietsche | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[31] | Commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 105[30][31] | 13 June 1941[31] | — |
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| Wilhelm Niggemeyer+ | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[31] | Leader of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 26[30][31] | 18 September 1942[31] | Awarded 241st Oak Leaves 17 May 1943[31] | — |
| Hans Nilshon | Heer | 15-HMajor[31] | Commander of the III./Artillerie-Regiment 26[30][31] | 28 March 1945[31] | — |
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| Erhard Nippa | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[31] | Pilot in the 15./Schnellkampfgeschwader 10[30][31] | 26 March 1944[31] | — |
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| Kurt Nippes | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[31] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 276[30][31] | 29 January 1944*[31] | Killed in action 10 December 1943[30] | — |
| Alfred Nitsch | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel[31] | Pilot in the 2.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 123[30][Note 30] | 21 June 1943[31] | — |
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| Hans-Joachim Nitsch | Heer | 12-HLeutnant[31] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Panzer-Abteilung 118[30][Note 31] | 23 March 1945[31] | — |
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| Hermann Nitsch | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter[31] | Vorgeschobener Beobachter (forward observer) and radio/wireless operator in the 6./Artillerie-Regiment 11[30][31] | 17 April 1945[31] | — |
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| Martin Nitsch | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant[31] | Leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 417[30][31] | 30 September 1944*[31] | Killed in action 19 September 1944[30] | — |
| Robert Nittler | Heer | 12-HLeutnant[Note 32] | Leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 212[30][31] | 20 January 1943[31] | — |
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| Karl Noack | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant[32] | Chief of the 1.(Reiter)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 168[30][Note 33] | 24 April 1943[32] | — |
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| Karl-Heinz Noak+ | Heer | 12-HLeutnant[32] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 46[30][32] | 5 August 1940[32] | Awarded 63rd Oak Leaves 16 January 1942[32] | — |
| Ernst Nobis+ | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[32] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 204[30][32] | 21 January 1942[32] | Awarded 151st Oak Leaves 5 December 1942[32] | — |
| Klaus Nocken | Luftwaffe | 15-LMajor[32] | Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 26[30][32] | 29 October 1943[32] | — |
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| Kurt Nöbel | Heer | 04-HObergefreiter[32] | Group leader in the 1.(Reiter)/Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7[30][Note 34] | 30 November 1943[32] | — |
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| Friedrich-Karl Nökel | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[32] | Leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 31[32][33] | 17 September 1944[32] | — |
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| Ferdinand Noeldechen | Heer | 18-HGeneralmajor[32] | Commander of the 96. Infanterie-Division[32][33] | 8 June 1943[32] | — |
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| Cornelius Noëll | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[32] | Pilot in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe des OB der Luftwaffe[32][33] | 22 October 1941[32] | — |
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| Herbert Nölter | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann[32] | Staffelkapitän of the 2./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"[32][33] | 5 September 1944[32] | — |
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| Klaus Nöske | Luftwaffe | 14-LHauptmann[32] | Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[32][33] | 16 May 1941[32] | — |
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| Karl Nohr?[Note 35] | Heer | 06-HUnteroffizier | Group leader in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 453[33] | 9 May 1945 | — |
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| Wilhelm Noller | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[32] | Pilot in the 2./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[33][Note 36] | 6 April 1944[32] | — |
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| Harro Nolte | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[34] | Leader of the 4./Grenadier-Regiment 507[33][34] | 4 October 1944[34] | — |
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| Kurt Nolte | Heer | 14-HHauptmann of the Reserves[34] | Commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 213[33][34] | 6 September 1942[34] | — |
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| Walter Nolte | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[34] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment "Jütland"[33][Note 37] | 5 April 1945[34] | — |
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| Karl-Gottfried Nordmann+ | Luftwaffe | 13-LOberleutnant[34] | Staffelkapitän of the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51[33][34] | 1 August 1941[34] | Awarded 35th Oak Leaves 16 September 1941[34] | |
| Theodor Nordmann+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant[34] | Pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[33][34] | 17 September 1941[34] | Awarded 214th Oak Leaves 17 March 1943 98th Swords 17 September 1944[Note 38] |
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| Otto Nordt | Kriegsmarine | 14-MKapitänleutnant[34] | Chief of the 14. Räumbootflottille[33][34] | 6 September 1944[34] | — |
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| Helmut Normann | Heer | 13-HOberleutnant of the Reserves[34] | Leader of the 1./Jäger-Regiment 83[33][34] | 23 February 1944[34] | — |
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| Jakob Norz | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel[34] | Pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5[33][Note 39] | 26 March 1944[34] | — |
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| Rainer Nossek | Luftwaffe | 09-LFahnenjunker-Feldwebel[34] | Pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3[33][34] | 29 October 1944[34] | — |
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| Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz | Heer | 17-HOberst[34] | Commander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 89[33][34] | 12 June 1944[34] | — |
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| Jürgen von Nottbeck | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[34] | Commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 94[33][34] | 21 January 1945[34] | — |
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| Friedrich-Wilhelm von Notz | Heer | 16-HOberstleutnant[35] | Commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1233[33][35] | 23 March 1945[35] | — |
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| Alfred Nowak | Waffen-SS | 09-WSS-Oberscharführer of the Reserves[35] | Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 3./SS-Reiter-Regiment 1 "Florian Geyer"[33][Note 40] | 1 November 1943*[35] | Killed in action 13 September 1943[33] | — |
| Günther Nowak![Note 41] | Hitlerjugend | 00-HHitlerjunge | Hitlerjunge in Hindenburg (Upper Silesia) | 14 February 1945 | — |
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| Paul Nowak | Heer | 12-HLeutnant of the Reserves[35] | Leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 273[35][37] | 10 September 1944[35] | — |
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| Heinz Nowotnik | Waffen-SS | 12-WSS-Untersturmführer of the Reserves[35] | Leader of the 14.(MG)/SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[37][Note 42] | 14 May 1944[35] | — |
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| Karl Nowotnik | Heer | 09-HSanitätsfeldwebel[35] | In the Stab/Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 212[35][37] | 15 March 1944[35] | — |
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| Walter Nowotny+ | Luftwaffe | 12-LLeutnant[35] | Pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 54[38][Note 43] | 4 September 1942[35] | Awarded 293rd Oak Leaves 4 September 1943 37th Swords 22 September 1943 8th Diamonds 19 October 1943[35] |
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| Gregor Nowowieski | Heer | 14-HHauptmann[35] | Commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 695[35][37] | 28 December 1944[35] | — |
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| Alfred Nuckelt | Heer | 15-HMajor[35] | Commander in the Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 218[35][37] | 10 September 1944[35] | — |
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| Erich Nürnberger | Heer | 09-HFeldwebel[35] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 410[35][37] | 4 December 1942[35] | — |
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| Carlos Nugent | Luftwaffe | 10-LFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel[35] | Radio operator in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2[35][37] | 17 April 1945[35] | — |
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| Harald Nugiseks | Waffen-SS | 06-WWaffen-Unterscharführer[Note 44] | Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment 46 (estn. Nr. 2)[35][38] | 9 April 1944[35] | — |
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| Heinrich Nuhn?[Note 45] | Heer | 14-HHauptmann | Commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon in the Führer-Grenadier-Division[37] | 9 April 1945 | — |
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| Hans Nuhr?[Note 46] | Luftwaffe | 10-LOberfeldwebel | Pilot in Schnellkampfgeschwader 210[37] | 22 March 1944 | — |
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- Großadmiral and President of Germany Karl Dönitz, Hitler's successor as Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, had ordered the cessation of all promotions and awards as of 11 May 1945 (Dönitz-decree). Consequently the last Knight's Cross awarded to Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves Georg-Wolfgang Feller on 17 June 1945 must therefore be considered a de facto but not de jure hand-out.[2]
- For an explanation of the various naming schemes used by the Luftwaffe, Heer, Kriegsmarine and Waffen-SS refer to nomenclature used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS.
- According to Scherzer as pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52.[21]
- According to Scherzer as leader of a Kampfgruppe from emergency units composed of all Wehrmacht branches in Ploiești/Romania.[22]
- The brackets around the doctor title [Dr.] denotes that the academic title was attained after the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded.
- According to Scher on 19 June 1942 as Staffelführer of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 53.[25]
- In German a Doctor of Medicine is abbreviated as Dr. med. (Doctor medicinae).
- According to Scherzer on 25 November 1944 as pilot in the 16.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[26]
- According to Scherzer as Unteroffizier.[28]
- According to Scherzer as commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 223 (fortress La Rochelle).[28]
- No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) only assumes that the Swords were awarded. According to Hermann Niehoff's testimony he was nominated by Gauleiter Karl Hanke. The date and sequential number "147" were assigned by the AKCR. Niehoff was member of the AKCR.[6]
- Karl Nohr's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 3 April 1945. The HPA created a nomination request with the number 5018 and forwarded this request on 7 April. This was also noted on the file card. No further remarks or comments have been noted. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the presentation was made in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[6]
- According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".[32]
- According to Scherzer as commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment "Jütland" (32. Infanterie-Division).[34]
- According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 5.[34]
- Günther Nowak was a non existing person who became a de jure recipient of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[36]
- According to Scherzer as pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54.[35]
- According to Scherzer as Waffen-Untersturmführer.[35]
- Heinrich Nuhn's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 28 April 1945 as teleprinter message. The HPA did not create a nomination request nor is Nuhn listed in the book of "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses). No further remarks or comments have been noted. The registry of rejected or deferred nominations contains his file card. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the presentation was made in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[6]
Citations
- Williamson & Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3–4.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 4.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 113–460, 483, 485–487, 492, 494, 498–499, 501, 503, 509.
- Scherzer 2007, pp. 117–186.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 321–327.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 161.
- "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 1573; 1 September 1939" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 849; 3 June 1940" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- "Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- "Reichsgesetzblatt 1945 I S. 11; 29 December 1944" (PDF). ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (in German). Reichsministerium des Inneren (Ministry of the Interior). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 327–331.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 49–51.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 561.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 321.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 562.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 563.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 321, 498.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 322.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 322, 498.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 564.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 565.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 323.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 323, 499.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 566.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 567.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 324.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 568.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 569.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 325.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 570.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 571.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 326.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 572.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 573.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 511.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 327.
- Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 327, 499.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 499.
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