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Wilhelm Albert (Wehrmacht officer)

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Wilhelm Albert

Years of service
  
1937–45 1950's–?

Born
  
24 April 1917 Greiz (
1917-04-24
)

Died
  
15 December 2004(2004-12-15) (aged 87) Kassel

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Panzerjager-Abteilung 35

Wilhelm Albert (24 April 1917 – 15 December 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was also 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 (14 July 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 1035
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 February 1945 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and company chief in the Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 35

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