Achim Wunderlich
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| Achim Wunderlich | |
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| Born | 17 July 1912 Weißenthurm |
| Died | 25 March 2012 (aged 99)[1] Weißenthurm |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1935–45 1955–68 |
| Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 205 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Achim Wunderlich (17 July 1912 – 25 March 2012)[1] was a highly decorated Major 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
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 10 August 1944 as Major in Füsilier-Bataillon 205[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1944 as Major and commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 205[3]
- Ärmelband Kurland
References
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "rz-Trauer.de - Gedenkseite von Achim Wunderlich". Trauer.rhein-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2012-09-19.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 525.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 368.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. Unknown parameter
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1 Knight's Cross with Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1023 (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 23 in the 23rd Infantry Division)
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- 1912 births
- 2012 deaths
- German military personnel of World War II
- German Army personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Mayen-Koblenz
- People from the Rhine Province
