Peter Nebel

Peter Nebel
Born	(1914-10-19)19 October 1914 Halle
Died	18 June 1994(1994-06-18) (aged 79) Cologne
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45 ?–1973
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177
Commands held	Sturmartillerie-Brigade 397 Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 210
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Peter Nebel (19 October 1914 – 18 June 1994) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (15 October 1941)
• General Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal (8 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1447-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945