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Willy Bachor

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Oberwachtmeister

Name
  
Willy Bachor

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1939–45

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 24

Died
  
2008, Apolda, Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Stalingrad First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Battle of Debrecen East Prussian Offensive

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Willy Bachor (4 May 1921 – 20 March 2008) was a highly decorated Oberwachtmeister 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 (14 November 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 December 1943)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • General Assault Badge
  • Panzer Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal (8 September 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 28 June 1944 as Unteroffizier in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 May 1945 as Oberwachtmeister and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 12./Panzer-Regiment 24
  • References

    Willy Bachor Wikipedia