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Years of service
  
1927–45

Other work
  
Bundeswehr


Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Horst Niemack

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Born
  
10 March 1909Hannover, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (
1909-03-10
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Wehrmacht)Brigadegeneral of the Reserves (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War IIRuhr Pocket

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and SwordsGreat Cross of Merit

Died
  
April 7, 1992, Celle, Germany

Commands held
  
Panzer Lehr Division

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Ruhr Pocket

Horst Niemack (10 March 1909 – 7 April 1992) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Niemack later took command of the Panzer Lehr Division on 10 January 1945, succeeding General Fritz Bayerlein. From 1956 Niemack served as chairman of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).

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Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (12 June 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 13 July 1941 as Rittmeister and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5
  • Oak Leaves on 10 August 1941 as Rittmeister and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5
  • Swords on 4 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (12 June 1969)

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