Theodor Nordmann

Infobox Military Person
name=Theodor Nordmann
lived=birth date|1918|12|18|df=y — death date and age|1945|1|19|1918|12|18|df=y


nickname="Theo"
placeofbirth=Dorsten
placeofdeath=near Insterburg
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Luftwaffe
serviceyears=1937-1945
rank=Major
commands=
unit=StG 1
battles=World War II
*Battle of France
*Battle of Britain
*Battle of Crete
*Operation Barbarossa
awards=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
laterwork=

Major Theodor Nordmann (born 18 December, 1918 in Dorsten – Killed in flying accident 19 January, 1945 near near Insterburg) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace [For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see "List of German World War II Ground Attack aces"] .

His radio operator and gunner, Feldwebel Gerhard Rothe, was one of only 15 Stuka gunners to be honored with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

* Verwundetenabzeichen in Silver
* Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1.100"
* Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
* "Kreta" Cuffband
* German Cross in Gold (20 October 1942)
* Iron Cross
** 2. Class (24 May 1940)
** 1. Class (29 August 1940)
* Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
* Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (17 September 1941)
** Oak Leaves (17 March 1943)
** Swords (17 September 1944)

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Brütting, Georg. "Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 - 1945". Motorbuch, Stuttgart, 1995. ISBN 3-87943-433-6.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.