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Philipp Wild

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1940–45

Name
  
Philipp Wild

Service/branch
  
Waffen SS

Rank
  
Oberscharfuhrer

Died
  
29 July 1999(1999-07-29) (aged 78)

Unit
  
11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland

Philipp Wild (28 March 1921 – 29 July 1999) was an Oberscharfuhrer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Obscharfuhrer Philipp Wild was a tank commander in the 1st Company, 11th SS Panzer Regiment Hermann von Salza, 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland when he was awarded the Knight's Cross in March 1944.

References

Philipp Wild Wikipedia