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Peter Nebel

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Peter Nebel

Years of service
  
1936–45 ?–1973

Born
  
19 October 1914 Halle (
1914-10-19
)

Died
  
18 June 1994(1994-06-18) (aged 79) Cologne

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 177

Peter Nebel (19 October 1914 – 18 June 1994) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a 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

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (15 October 1941)
  • General Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal (8 August 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 177

    • References

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