Alfred Nowak

Alfred Nowak
Born	1 August 1920 Dinklage
Died	13 September 1943(1943-09-13) (aged 23) near Klimenkowke
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1939–43
Rank	Oberscharführer
Unit	SS-VT 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class

Alfred Nowak (1 August 1920 – 13 September 1943) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.^[1]^[2]

References

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.
Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer

Staff	Hans Diergarten Hermann Fegelein¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Franz Liebisch Joachim Rumohr(Oak Leaves)

Units	Albert Klett Siegfried Korth Oswald Krauss Gustav Lombard Erhard Mösslacher Alfred Nowak Harry Phönix Max Schachner Gustav Wendrinsky August Zehender¹ (Oak Leaves) ¹ Oak Leaves with 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia.

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