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Wilhelm Bader

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1940–45

Name
  
Wilhelm Bader

Service/branch
  
Heer

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 958

Died
  
22 March 1945(1945-03-22) (aged 23) Hofen

Rank
  
Oberleutnant of the Reserves

Wilhelm Bader (21 March 1922 – 22 March 1945) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Bader was killed on 22 March 1945 in Hofen, Germany. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after his death. The Knight's Cross is awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 September 1944)
  • 1st Class (15 December 1944)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 April 1945 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Chef of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 958
  • References

    Wilhelm Bader Wikipedia