Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Wilhelm Durchdenwald Rank Oberleutnant | Years of service 1936–45 Service/branch German Army | |
Unit Infanterie-Regiment 544 Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Moscow
Case Blue
Battle of Stalingrad Died August 17, 1942, Volgograd, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Wilhelm Durchdenwald (27 June 1914 – 17 August 1942) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Wilhelm Durchdenwald was killed on 17 August 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942.
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