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Achim Wunderlich

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Years of service
  
1935–45 1955–68

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Achim Wunderlich

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
Divisions-Fusilier-Bataillon 205

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Courland Pocket

Died
  
2012, Weisenthurm, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Stalingrad, Courland Pocket, World War II

Achim Wunderlich (17 July 1912 – 25 March 2012) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 10 August 1944 as Major in Fusilier-Bataillon 205
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1944 as Major and commander of Divisions-Fusilier-Bataillon 205
  • Armelband Kurland

    • References

    Achim Wunderlich Wikipedia
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