Horst Niederländer
Horst Niederländer | |
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| Born | 1 April 1908 Sensburg |
| Died | 24 April 1944 (aged 36) Sevastopol, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1927–44 |
| Rank | Oberst (Posthumously) |
| Commands held | Füsilier-Battalion 336 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Horst Niederländer (1 April 1908 – 24 April 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Horst Niederländer was killed on 24 April 1944 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberst and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- German Cross in Gold on 21 April 1943 as Major in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 686[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 10 February 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 686[3]
- 491st Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Füsilier-Battalion 336[4]
References
Citations
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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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