Wilhelm Kohler
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Wilhelm Kohler
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Born | (1917-01-26)26 January 1917 Tübingen |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Stuttgart |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1936–45 1956–75 |
Rank | Major i.G. (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 195 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wilhelm Kohler (26 January 1917 – 30 September 2002) was a highly decorated Major i.G. in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Wilhelm Kohler was captured by French troops in April 1945, and was released in July. He later joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and served til retirement in 1975.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Sturm-/Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 195 |
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Sturm-/Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 215 | |
Sturm-/Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 14 (attached since November 1941) |
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(Volks-)Artillerie-Regiment 178 |
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Schnelle Abteilung 178 | |
Sturm-Pionier-Bataillon 178 | |
Feld-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 178 | |
1Knight's Cross with Jäger-Regiment 204 (97th Jäger Division). 2Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe of the 9th Panzer Division. 3Oak Leaves with the 206th Infantry Division.
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 9th Panzer Division
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9. Schützen-Brigade | ||
Panzer-Regiment 33 | ||
Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 |
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Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 | ||
Panzerartillerie-Regiment 102 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 9 | ||
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86 | ||
Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 287 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 59 |
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Kampfgruppe |
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1 Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 2 (16th Panzer Division). 2 Oak Leaves with the 15th Panzer Division. 3 Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 10, Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 59, Swords with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10. 4 Oak Leaves with Brigade z.b.V. (Panzer Division "Hermann Göring"). 5 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 195 (78th Infantry Division).
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