serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1932 -- 44 weimar republic nazi germany 10 . räumbootflottille yvetot , france 28 august 1944 lüneburg weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 8 april 1913 korvettenkapitän herbert nau
 herbert nau
herbert nau

herbert georg nau -lrb- 8 april 1913 -- 28 august 1944 -rrb- was a korvettenkapitän with the kriegsmarine during world war ii and a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
herbert nau was killed in an automobile accident in yvetot , france
