Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin
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Born | Berlin |
27 January 1915
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bonn |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
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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