Willibald Unfried

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Nickname(s) "Willi" Years of service 1940–45 Name Willibald Unfried Rank Feldwebel		Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Grenadier-Regiment 213 Service/branch German Army

Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Died July 21, 1994, Neuendettelsau, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Yugoslavia, Operation Barbarossa, Crimean Campaign, Battle of the Kerch Peninsula, World War II

Willibald "Willi" Unfried (26 June 1919 – 21 July 1994) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Close Combat Clasp

Bronze

Crimea Shield

Eastern Front Medal

Infantry Assault Badge

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 March 1942 as Gefreiter and MG-Schutze (machine-gunner) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 213

References

Willibald Unfried Wikipedia

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