Horst Niemack

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).

Horst Niemack
Horst Niemack (left) with Hasso von Manteuffel
Born	(1909-03-10)10 March 1909
Died	7 April 1992(1992-04-07) (aged 83)
Allegiance	Weimar Germany  Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1927–45
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral of the Reserves (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzer-Lehr-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Great Cross of Merit

Awards

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

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 120.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 569.

Bibliography

• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein	Commander of Panzer-Lehr-Division 15 January 1945 – 3 April 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Paul Freiherr von Hauser