Friedrich-Karl Nökel

Friedrich-Karl Nökel (2 June 1917 – 17 October 1998) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (5 November 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (26 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (25 February 1942)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (18 March 1943)
 * in Silver
 * Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
 * Panzer Badge
 * I Class (26 May 1940)
 * II Class "25" (11 July 1944)
 * III Class "50" (22 September 1944)
 * IV Class "75" (4 December 1944)
 * German Cross in Gold (2 April 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserves and commander of II./Panzer-Regiment 31