Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin

Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin
Born	(1915-01-27)27 January 1915 Berlin
Died	13 November 2002(2002-11-13) (aged 87) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
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 North African Campaign Eastern Front Battle of Berlin
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.

Awards and Decorations

• Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (25 July 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 March 1943)
  • 1st Class (25 April 1943)
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (6 June 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver (17 May 1943)
  • in Gold (9 November 1944)
• Ärmelband "Kreta" (14 July 1943)
• German Cross in Gold on 5 February 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 August 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16-Ost

References

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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
• 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Das-Ritterkreuz.de