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Nolte, Kurt

Date of birth:
September 9th, 1897 (Berent/West Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
July 1st, 1981
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 213, 73. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 6th, 1942
The following newspaper excerpt describes why Nolte was awarded the Knight’s Cross…
“Major der Reserve Kurt Nolte… stormed through the inner city and to the harbour of Kerch with a strong assault group of his Bataillon during the final German assault on the city. He and his men occupied the pier and successfully defended it against all attacks of the Bolsheviks. Later, during the siege of Sevastopol, Major Nolte assaulted two of the Fortress’s strongest bulwarks (the ‘Bastion’ and ‘Maxim Gorki’) with his Bataillon. In doing so he significantly contributed to the fall of Sevastopol.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major der Reserve (Major of Reserves)
Unit:
Grenadier-Regiment 586, 320. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 10th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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