Oldwig von Natzmer

Oldwig Otto von Natzmer
Born	(1904-06-29)29 June 1904 Liegnitz
Died	1 April 1980(1980-04-01) (aged 75) Hanover
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1925–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland Heeresgruppe Nord Army Group Centre
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oldwig Otto von Natzmer (29 June 1904 – 1 April 1980) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Panzer Badge
• 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"

References

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. 
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Oldwig von Natzmer @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

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