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Wolfgang Bohn

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1936–45

Name
  
Wolfgang Bohn

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Died
  
April 1945 (age 27) Brno, Czechoslovakia

Commands held
  
III./ Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8

Wolfgang Bohn (1 December 1917 – April 1945) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Wolfgang Bohn disappeared near Brno in April 1945.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (29 March 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (10 December 1942)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (8 September 1944)
  • Eastern Front Medal (22 July 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (26 May 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of III. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8

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