Allegiance Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II Rank Obersturmfuhrer | Years of service 1939–45 Name Heinz Nowotnik Service/branch Waffen-SS | |
Commands held 14th Machine Gun Company,1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Eastern Front Medal
Sudetenland Medal Died May 31, 1999, Wolfenbuttel, Germany Unit 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
Heinz Nowotnik (29 March 1920 – 31 May 1999) was an Obersturmfuhrer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, on the 14 May 1944 while in command of the 14th Machine Gun Company,1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH (LSSAH).
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