Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz

Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz
Born	11 July 1898 Oschatz
Died	Eckernförde
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	24. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Stalingrad Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Battle of Debrecen East Prussian Offensive Heiligenbeil Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz (11 July 1898 – 31 May 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Gustav-Adolf von Nostitz-Wallwitz was wounded in March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket, he was evacuated to a hospital in Eckernförde and died on 31 May 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 November 1934)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (7 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• General Assault Badge (30 July 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 1 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in reitendes Artillerie-Regiment 1
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 89

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim	Commander of 24. Panzer-Division 1 August 1944 – 25 March 1945	Succeeded by Major Rudolf von Knebel-Döberitz