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Harald Nugiseks

Harald Nugiseks, Estonian sergeant (died 2014)

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Born
October 22, 1921
Died
January 2, 2014
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1921

About Harald Nugiseks

Harald Nugiseks was an Estonian serviceman in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. A Waffen-Oberscharführer (sergeant), he served in the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. Nugiseks was one of the four Estonians to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Unterscharfuhrer Nugiseks was only 22 years old leading a Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) of Estonians defending the homeland against invasion for his unit I.46. and the first non-officer to be so awarded. After 4229 signatures were collected in October 2008, Captain Nugiseks was awarded the Medal of Gratitude by the people of Estonia for his part in the fight against Bolshevism. Nugiseks became part of 185th battalion of General Georg von Kuchler's 18th Army officially known as Estnische Sicherungs Abteilung which was used as a security unit in the rearguard.

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The world when Harald Nugiseks was born

Harald Nugiseks was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Harald Nugiseks's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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