Wilhelm Osterhold
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Wilhelm Osterhold | |
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Born | (1914-01-12)12 January 1914 Bad Oldesloe |
Died | 3 April 2002(2002-04-03) (aged 88) Hann Münden |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1935–45 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 48 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | Bundeswehr |
Wilhelm Osterhold (12 January 1914 – 3 April 2002) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- 3 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
- German Cross in Gold on 3 June 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 12./Infanterie-Regiment 27[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944 as Major and commander of III./Füsilier-Regiment 27[3]
- 732nd Oak Leaves on 10 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 48[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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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 12th Infantry Division
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Infanterie/Füsilier-Regiment 27 |
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1 Oak Leaves with the 12th Volksgreandier-Division 2 Knight's Cross with Füsilier-Regiment 27, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 48 3 Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 1221 (180th Infantry Division)
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- People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein