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Oldwig von Natzmer

German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1904–1980)

Oldwig Otto von Natzmer
Oldwig von Natzmer (3rd from left) in 1944 on the Eastern Front, to his left Rudolf Schmundt
Born	(1904-06-29)29 June 1904
Died	1 April 1980(1980-04-01) (aged 75)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1925–45
Rank	Generalleutnant^[1]
Unit	Großdeutschland Division Army Group North Army Group Centre
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oldwig Otto Wilhelm Gneomar von Natzmer (29 June 1904 – 1 April 1980) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th and 3rd Class
Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class
Panzer Badge
Golden HJ Honour Badge^{[citation needed]}
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (2 April 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab and Ia (operations officer) in the Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"^[2]

References

Citations

^ He was promoted on 2 March 1945 with effect from 15 March 1945
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 262.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Eberhard Kinzel	Chief of the General Staff of Heeresgruppe Nord 19 July 1944 - January 1945	Succeeded by Redesignated Heeresgruppe Kurland
Preceded by Generalleutnant Wolf-Dietrich Ritter und Edler von Xylander	Chief of the General Staff of HeeresGruppe Mitte 17 February 1945 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None