Otto Nordt
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Otto Nordt
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Born | (1902-01-12)12 January 1902 Dreschwitz |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Elmshorn |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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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
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class (6 November 1941)[1]
- Minesweeper War Badge
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Kriegsmarine (8 November 1943)
- German Cross in Gold on 17 July 1944 as Kapitänleutnant in the 14. Räumbootflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 September 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 14. Räumbootflottille[3]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine surface fleet
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1 Oak Leaves with Navy Group Command West. 2 Knight's Cross on Widder (HSK-3), Oak Leaves on Michel (HSK-9). 3 Knight's Cross with the 2. Räumbootsflottille, Oak Leaves with the 8. Räumbootsflottille.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. see also List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine |
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