Wolfgang Graf von Blücher
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Wolfgang Henner Peter Lebrecht Graf von Blücher
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Wolfgang Graf von Blücher
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| Born | 31 January 1917 Altengottern |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Iraklion, Crete |
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German War Cemetery at Maleme
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| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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Heer Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1934–35 1937–41 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant of the Reserves |
| Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Leberecht Graf von Blücher Hans-Joachim Graf von Blücher |
Wolfgang Henner Peter Lebrecht Graf von Blücher[a] (31 January 1917 – 21 May 1941) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. 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. Wolfgang Graf von Blücher was one of three brothers who were killed during the Battle of Crete, all three of them on 21 May 1941.
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Awards and decorations
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1940 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[2][3]
Footnotes
- a Regarding personal names: Graf was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine form is Gräfin.
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Citations
Bibliography
- Beevor, Antony (2005). Crete: The Battle and the Resistance. London, England: John Murray (Publishers). ISBN 978-0-7195-6831-2
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