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Wilhelm Bredemeier

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Wilhelm Bredemeier

Years of service
  
1937–45 1956–68

Died
  
4 June 1995(1995-06-04) (aged 79) Lindenberg im Allgau

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Gebirgsjager-Regiment 91

Wilhelm Bredemeier (19 January 1916 – 4 June 1995) was a decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II, a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (19 December 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 March 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (12 July 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (28 January 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 November 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjager-Regiment 91

    • References

    Wilhelm Bredemeier Wikipedia
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