Karl-Heinz Noak

Karl-Heinz Noak
File:Karl-Heinz Noak.jpg
Born	(1916-07-30)30 July 1916 Berlin
Died	14 November 1978(1978-11-14) (aged 62) Koblenz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45 1956–74
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kursk Invasion of Normandy Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl-Heinz Noak (30 July 1916 – 14 November 1978) was a highly decorated Major 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 with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 June 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (?)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzerjäger-Abteilung 46
  • 63rd Oak Leaves on 16 January 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 1./Panzerjäger-Abteilung 137
• German Cross in Gold on 6 January 1945 as Major in the schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 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 (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht