Friedrich-Karl Nökel

Friedrich-Karl Nökel
Born	2 June 1917 Langenberg
Died	17 October 1998 (aged 81) Neumünster
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45 1956–75
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	II./Panzer-Regiment 31
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Minsk Offensive Vilnius Offensive Courland Pocket East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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 of the Reserves and commander of II./Panzer-Regiment 31^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 266.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945