Karl-Heinz Noak

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
 * German Cross in Gold (6 January 1945)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Leutnant and 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