Horst Niemack

Infobox Military Person
name=Horst Niemack
lived=birth date|1909|3|10|df=y — death date and age|1992|4|7|1909|3|10|df=y
placeofbirth=Hannover
placeofdeath= Gross Hehlen, Celle


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (to 1945)
flagicon|West Germany West Germany
serviceyears=1927-1945
rank=Generalmajor (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral of the Reserves (Bundeswehr)
branch=Heer
commands=Panzer-Lehr-Division
unit=
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Great Cross of Merit
laterwork=Bundeswehr

Horst Niemack (10 March 1909 – 7 April 1992) was a German general in the infantry, serving during World War II and in the Bundeswehr.

Horst Niemack was severely wounded on 24 August 1944 when his leading "Panzerspähwagen" (Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle) was hit. He was rescued at the very last moment from the burning wreck and was immediately flown from the field hospital to Berlin. At the Charité Professor Ferdinand Sauerbruch managed to avoid amputation of his left arm.

Awards

* Infantry Assault Badge
* Wound Badge in Gold (7 April 1944)
* Iron Cross
** 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 (13 July 1941)
** 30. Oak Leaves (10 August 1941)
** 69. Swords (4 June 1944)
* Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 6 July 1941
* Great Cross of Merit

References

* Berger, Florian. "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Wien, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External links

* [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/NiemackH.htm Horst Niemack @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht]