Date of birth:

December 23rd, 1921 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

November 27th, 2000 (Großhansdorf/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Nationality:

German

After the Second World War, Horst Naumann served with the Bundeswehr, reaching the rank of Oberstleutnant.

Career:
?: Geschützführer 3. Batterie / Sturmgeschützabteilung 184;
1945 -1946: American POW;
March 1st, 1956: Bundeswehr;
?: Vertreter des Heeres, 2. Alliierten Luftflotte;
April 1st, 1973: Kommandeur, Flugzeugführerschule 'S';
May 1st, 1975 - March 30th, 1979: Kommandostab, Saarbrücken.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 11th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 28th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 13th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

November 1st, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 21st, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)

Unit:

Geschützführer, 3. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 184, Heer

Awarded on:

January 4th, 1943

On the morning of the 01.01.1943, in the narrow corridor to Demyansk, the III./Jäger-Regiment 75 stood ready for defense in the sector of the 225. Infanterie-Division in the area around Ssofronkowo. Attached to this battalion was the Sturmgeschütz of Unteroffizier Naumann, positioned 800 meters east of the village. Just after 09:30 the Soviets launched an armoured attack in this sector. Naumann shot up 6 enemy tanks and thus prevented a breakthrough in the sector of the battalion.

For his decisive contribution to the defense here, as well as raising his total of destroyed Soviet tanks to 26, he would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 13th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

March 26th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 28th, 1945

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