Heinrich Nickel
Heinrich Georg Nickel 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 2nd Class 1st Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 29 March 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 502
- 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 26
- * 543rd Oak Leaves on 8 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 342. Infanterie-Division