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Wilhelm Eggemann

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Years of service
  
1927–45

Name
  
Wilhelm Eggemann

Rank
  
Oberst

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 209

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
5 September 1908 Achmer (
1908-09-05
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle for Narva Bridgehead

Died
  
September 27, 1959, Bad Salzuflen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle for Narva Bridgehead, World War II

Wilhelm Eggemann (5 September 1908 – 27 September 1959) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 August 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 4./Infanterie-Regiment 94
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 April 1943 as Major and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 94
  • 468th Oak Leaves on 4 May 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 209

    • References

    Wilhelm Eggemann Wikipedia
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