Heinz Nowotnik
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Heinz Nowotnik was a Obersturmführer
(First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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on the 14 May 1944 while in command of the 14th Machine Gun Company,1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH (LSSAH).
Obersturmführer
Obersturmführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi party that was used by the SS and also as a rank of the SA. Translated as “Senior Assault Leader”, the rank of Obersturmführer was first created in 1932 as the result of an expansion of the Sturmabteilung and the need for an additional rank in...
(First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
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on the 14 May 1944 while in command of the 14th Machine Gun Company,1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH (LSSAH).