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Heinrich Georg Nickel (5 December 1894 – 2 January 1979) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the 342nd Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (29 July 1916) 1st Class (18 August 1918)Thomas 1998, p. 117. Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (13 November 1939) German Cross in Gold on 29 March 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 502Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 330. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 16 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 26Fellgiebel 2000, p. 154. 543rd Oak Leaves on 8 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 342. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 68.
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