Wolfgang von Obstfelder

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Wolfgang von Obstfelder
Born (1918-09-10)10 September 1918
Stadthagen
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Langscheid
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1936–45
?–1974
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 346
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wolfgang von Obstfelder (10 September 1918 – 11 July 1981) was a highly decorated Major 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. Wolfgang von Obstfelder was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in December. He later joined the Bundeswehr, retiring in 1974 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[4]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 128.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 268.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 102–111.

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