Original Award document of Unteroffizier Heinrich Nießen, who served with the 3. Batterie/ Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 74 of the 2. Panzer-Division, for the Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse (Iron Cross 1st Class) for his service on January 23, 1944, which was signed by Generalleutnant Vollrath Lübbe (RK). Most interestingly, the 3. Batterie was the Hummel battery! Condition as seen.
Unteroffizier Heinrich Nießen was born on June 12, 1916 in Neuwerk and died after being severely wounded on October 30, 1943 around 0130 hours due mult. Granatsplitterverletzung Oberschenkel. His EKM was -180- 3.A.R.74. He earned the EK2 (20.10.41) and EK1 (23.1.44).
