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Wolfgang Koltermann

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Years of service
  
?–1945

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Wolfgang Koltermann

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 29 Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Eastern Front

Died
  
December 21, 1994, Augsburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Eastern Front, World War II

Wolfgang Koltermann (28 March 1917 – 21 December 1994) 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 September 1941)
  • 1st Class (8 December 1942)
  • Panzer Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507

    • References

    Wolfgang Koltermann Wikipedia
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