Wilhelm Eggemann

Wilhelm Eggemann
Born	(1908-09-05)5 September 1908 Achmer
Died	27 August 1959(1959-08-27) (aged 50) Bad Salzuflen
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1927–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 209
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle for Narva Bridgehead
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Eggemann (5 September 1908 – 27 September 1959) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 August 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 4./Infanterie-Regiment 94
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 April 1943 as Major and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 94
  • 468th Oak Leaves on 4 May 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 209

References

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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht