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Originally Posted by Jochen Prien
Dear Nick,
the "N.N." is an abbreviation for a person so far not identified; it's origins are Latin for sure although there is some dispute as to what it actually stands for - it can be either " nomen nescio " ( literally translated: " I don't know the name " ) or " nomen nominandum ", which would translate as " name yet to be given ". Apparently the former solution is the more likely one but I have no ways to tell for sure.
Be this as it may, "N.N." in German is a common way to name a person whose exact name you don't know, if you pardon me that game with words.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Jochen Prien
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Hello Mr. Prien,
Does that mean that the original German documents didn't list a victor, or is there some uncertainty for another reason?