Wilhelm Spindler

Wilhelm Spindler
Born	(1914-07-05)5 July 1914 Stuttgart
Died	12 August 1997(1997-08-12) (aged 83) Stuttgart
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Eberhard Spindler (5 July 1914 – 12 August 1997) 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 (1 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (28 May 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (8 February 1942)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 21 December 1940 as Leutnant and Zugführer 13. / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
  • 718th Oak Leaves on 31 January 1945 as Major and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (22 December 1944)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht