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Otto Nordt

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Years of service
  
1921–45 1951–62

Name
  
Otto Nordt

Commands held
  
14. Raumbootflottille

Born
  
12 January 1902 Dreschwitz (
1902-01-12
)

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

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine Bundesgrenzschutz  German Navy

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant (Wehrmacht) Korvettenkapitan (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of the Atlantic

Died
  
July 25, 1976, Elmshorn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of the Atlantic, World War II

Otto Nordt (12 January 1902 – 25 July 1976) was a highly decorated Kapitanleutnant in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class (6 November 1941)
  • Minesweeper War Badge
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Kriegsmarine (8 November 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 17 July 1944 as Kapitanleutnant in the 14. Raumbootflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 September 1944 as Kapitanleutnant and chief of the 14. Raumbootflottille

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