Wilhelm Ahrens
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Wilhelm Ahrens | |
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Nickname(s) | "Willi" |
Born | 1 October 1912 Goslar |
Died | 26 August 1998 Gummersbach |
(aged 85)
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1931–45 1956–70 |
Rank | Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | III.(Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 17 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm "Willi" Ahrens (1 October 1912 – 26 August 1998) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an 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. After the war Wilhelm Ahrens joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1970.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 17[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of III.(Jäger)/Grenadier-Regiment 17[3][4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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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- 1912 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Goslar
- People from the Province of Hanover
- German military personnel of World War II
- German military personnel of the Bundeswehr
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army