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Nikolaus von Falkenhorst

German general (1885-1968) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 83

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Paul Nikolaus von Falkenhorst was a German general and war criminal during World War II. He planned and commanded the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in 1940, and was commander of German troops during the occupation of Norway from 1940 to 1944.

A life in dates

1968Died18 June 19681945German Cross in SilverAward1941Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1940Named Reference in the Wehrmacht CommuniquéAward1939Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1914 1st ClassAwardClasp to the Iron Cross of 1914 2nd classAward1936Long Service Medal 1st Class, 25 Years (Wehrmacht)AwardLong Service Medal 3rd Class, 12 Years (Wehrmacht)AwardLong Service Medal 4th Class, 4 Years (Wehrmacht)Award1935Commander of the Order of the Star of RomaniaAwardCommander of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1934Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918Award1918Cross of Liberty, 2nd ClassAward1915Iron Cross 1st ClassAward1914Iron Cross 2nd ClassAward1885Born17 January 1885

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Vidkun Quisling, Head of the SS Heinrich Himmler, Reichskommissar Josef Terboven, and Falkenhorst in Norway, 1941Vidkun Quisling, Head of the SS Heinrich Himmler, Reichskommissar Josef Terboven, and Falkenhorst in Norway, 1941Von Falkenhorst with the sisters of the Lotta Svärd, a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women, in the summer of 1941 during the Continuation WarVon Falkenhorst with the sisters of the Lotta Svärd, a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women, in the summer of 1941 during the Continuation War

Awards

German Cross in Silver1945
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1941
Named Reference in the Wehrmacht Communiqué1940
Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1914 2nd class1939
Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1914 1st Class1939
Long Service Medal 4th Class, 4 Years (Wehrmacht)1936
Long Service Medal 3rd Class, 12 Years (Wehrmacht)1936
Long Service Medal 2nd Class, 18 Years (Wehrmacht)1936
Long Service Medal 1st Class, 25 Years (Wehrmacht)1936
Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1935
Commander of the Order of the Star of Romania1935
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/19181934
Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class1918
Iron Cross 1st Class1915
Iron Cross 2nd Class1914
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
War Merit Cross
Wehrmacht Long Service Award
Wound Badge (1918) in Black
War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1968 · aged 83

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