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Notter, Emil

Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter
Unit:
4. / Fallschirmjäger-Flak-Abteilung 3 (motorisiert)
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1944

Emil Notter was awarded with the Luftwaffe version according the Verleihungsurkunde, but photos show him wearing the Wehrmacht version. The decoration was awarded after the introduction of the decoration, for the reaching of 15 nahkampftage on 19th October 1944, two weeks before the introduction of the Luftwaffe version.
Nahkampfspange der Luftwaffe in Bronze

Sources

  • - Durante T.M., The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II, Philippe De Bock, Tom Durante, Pascal Huysmans, Belgium, 2007, ISBN 9789081230117

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