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Karl Willig

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Years of service
  
1927–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Karl Willig

Rank
  
Major

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
II./Grenadier-Regiment 120 (mot.)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad

Died
  
December 2, 1977, Eschwege, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Karl Willig (31 August 1908 – 2 December 1977) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Willig was captured at Stalingrad in 1943 and was released in 1949.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 June 1941)
  • 1st Class (21 November 1941)
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 July 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 120
  • 179th Oak Leaves on 18 January 1943 as Major and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 120 (mot.)

    • References

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