Willi Rothhaar

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Grenadier-Regiment 544 Service/branch German Army		Years of service ?–1945 Name Willi Rothhaar
Rank Oberleutnant of the Reserves Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Stalingrad Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Courland Pocket Died January 12, 1998, Saarbrucken, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Invasion of Yugoslavia

Willi Rothhaar (18 October 1915 – 12 January 1998) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

Infantry Assault Badge

Crimea Shield

Eastern Front Medal

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Leutnant and Fuhrer in 3.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 544

References

Willi Rothhaar Wikipedia

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