Horst Niemack
| Horst Niemack | |
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Horst Niemack (left) with Hasso von Manteuffel | |
| Born | 10 March 1909 |
| Died | 7 April 1992 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1927–45 |
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| Commands held | Panzer-Lehr-Division |
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| Other work | Bundeswehr |
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Horst Niemack (10 March 1909 – 7 April 1992) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Niemack was severely wounded on 24 August 1944 when his armoured reconnaissance vehicle was hit. Niemack later took command of the Panzer Lehr Division on 10 January 1945, succeeding General Fritz Bayerlein.
From 1956 Niemack served as chairman of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (12 June 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 6 July 1941
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (12 June 1969)
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 (in German). München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1985. ISBN 3-423-05944-3.
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| Preceded by Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein |
Commander of Panzer-Lehr-Division 15 January 1945 – 3 April 1945 |
Succeeded by Oberst Paul Freiherr von Hauser |
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