Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin | |
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Born | Berlin |
27 January 1915
Died | 13 November 2002 Bonn |
(aged 87)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer (1935–40) Luftwaffe (1940–45) Luftwaffe (1956–71) |
Years of service | 1935–45 1956–71 |
Rank | Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 |
Commands held | III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16-Ost |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin (27 January 1915 – 13 November 2002) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and a Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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.
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Awards and Decorations
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (25 July 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (6 June 1943)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- Ärmelband "Kreta" (14 July 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 5 February 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5[2][Note 1]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 August 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16-Ost[3]
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Citations
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
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- 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
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- 1915 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Berlin
- German military personnel of the Bundeswehr
- Fallschirmjäger of World War II
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom