Alfred Nowak | |
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Born | 1 August 1920 |
Died | 13 September 1943 | (aged 23)
Place of birth | Dinklage |
Place of death | near Klimenkowke |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen SS |
Years of service | 1939–1943 |
Rank | Oberscharführer |
Unit |
SS-VT 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Alfred Nowak was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.[1][2]
References
Further reading
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Mitcham, Jr.Samuel, Retreat to the Reich, Stackpole books 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3384-X
- Mitcham Samuel, The German Defeat in the East, 1944-45,Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3371-8
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