Ernst Nobis

Ernst Nobis
Born	18 October 1901 Graz, Austria
Died	7 March 1963 (aged 61) Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  Austria
Service/branch	Heer Bundesheer
Years of service	1928–45
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht)
Commands held	Jäger-Regiment 204
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst Nobis (18 October 1901 – 7 March 1963) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who later served in the Austrian Bundesheer. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (29 June 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 21 January 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 204^[2]
  • 151st Oak Leaves on 5 December 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Jäger-Regiment 204^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 123.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 325.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 63.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian; Habisohn, Christian (2003). Ritterkreuzträger im Österreichischen Bundesheer 1955–1985 [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Austrian Armed Forces 1955–1985] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-2-0.
• 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.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht