Nikolaus von Vormann

Nikolaus von Vormann
Born	(1895-12-24)24 December 1895
Died	26 October 1959(1959-10-26) (aged 63)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands	23rd Panzer Division XLVII Panzer Corps 9th Army
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Nikolaus von Vormann (24 December 1895 – 26 October 1959) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 9th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He wrote two books documenting his war-time experiences: Der Feldzug 1939 in Polen and Tscherkassy. He died in 1959.

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 12 March 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in the Generalkommando of the XXVIII. Armeekorps
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 23. Panzer-Division
• Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht on (4 November 1943 and 20 February 1944)

References

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)