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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Willi Biesenbach

Years of service
  
1937–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel (Posthumously)

Unit
  
Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Julich

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad

Died
  
November 16, 1944, Julich, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, World War II

Willi Biesenbach (3 July 1915 – 16 November 1944) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. Willi Biesenbach was killed on 16 November 1944 in Julich, Germany during an Allied bombing-raid. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 11 December 1944 and also promoted to Oberfeldwebel.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 November 1941)
  • 1st Class (11 August 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (6 August 1941)
  • 4 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 2./Heeres-Unteroffizier-Schule Julich

    • References

    Willi Biesenbach Wikipedia
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