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Willi Blumenroth

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Willi Blumenroth

Years of service
  
1939–42

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
19 July 1919 Langerfeld (
1919-07-19
)

Rank
  
Leutnant of the Reserves (Posthumously)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Battle of Metaxas Line Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)

Died
  
June 17, 1942, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Battle of Greece

Willi Blumenroth (19 July 1919 – 17 June 1942) was a highly decorated Leutnant of the Reserves 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 September 1941)
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (16 August 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Crimea Shield
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1941 as Unteroffizier and group leader in the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 124

    • References

    Willi Blumenroth Wikipedia
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