| Herbert Nau | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1913 |
| Died | 28 August 1944 (aged 31) |
| Place of birth | Lüneburg |
| Place of death | Yvetot, France |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1932–1944 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Commands held | 10. Räumbootflottille |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Herbert Georg Nau (8 April 1913 – 28 August 1944) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Herbert Nau was killed in an automobile accident in Yvetot, France
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge (7 December 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (10 June 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 July 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 10. Räumbootflottille
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.