Friedrich-Karl Nökel
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Friedrich-Karl Nökel
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Born | Langenberg |
2 June 1917
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Neumünster |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1939–45 1956–75 |
Rank | Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | II./Panzer-Regiment 31 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-Karl Nökel (2 June 1917 – 17 October 1998) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (5 November 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (26 May 1940)
- 1st Class (25 February 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (18 March 1943)
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
- Panzer Badge
- I Class (26 May 1940)
- II Class "25" (11 July 1944)
- III Class "50" (22 September 1944)
- IV Class "75" (4 December 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (2 April 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of II./Panzer-Regiment 31[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 266.
Bibliography
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