Otto Nordt

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Otto Nordt
Born (1902-01-12)12 January 1902
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Allegiance  Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch  Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Bundesgrenzschutz
 German Navy
Years of service 1921–45
1951–62
Rank Kapitänleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Korvettenkapitän (Bundeswehr)
Commands held 14. Räumbootflottille
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Nordt (12 January 1902 – 25 July 1976) was a highly decorated Kapitänleutnant in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Dörr 1996, p. 90.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 333.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 266.

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