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Wilhelm Osterhold

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Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Wilhelm Osterhold

Other work
  
Bundeswehr

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 48

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
12 January 1914 Bad Oldesloe (
1914-01-12
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Operation Bagration Battle of Aachen Battle of the Bulge

Died
  
April 3, 2002, Hann. Munden, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Wilhelm Osterhold (12 January 1914 – 3 April 2002) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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 (13 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (31 December 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • 3 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
  • German Cross in Gold on 3 June 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 27
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944 as Major and commander of III./Fusilier-Regiment 27
  • 732nd Oak Leaves on 10 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 48

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