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While recovering from his wounds he was awarded the [[Iron Cross]] 2nd class and the [[Wound Badge]] in black, in July 1942.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> |
While recovering from his wounds he was awarded the [[Iron Cross]] 2nd class and the [[Wound Badge]] in black, in July 1942.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> |
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After his recovery he retrained as a tank gunner and at the end of 1942 posted to the 13th Heavy Tank Company, |
After his recovery he retrained as a tank gunner and at the end of 1942 posted to the 13th Heavy Tank Company, SS Panzer Regiment 1, [[1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler]] where he met his tank commander [[Michael Wittmann]].<ref name="ReferenceA" /> |
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By the time of [[Operation Citadel]] they were one of the best tank crews in the Division, and in September 1943 was awarded the Iron Cross 1st class, having destroyed 80 tanks and 107 anti tank guns.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> |
By the time of [[Operation Citadel]] they were one of the best tank crews in the Division, and in September 1943 was awarded the Iron Cross 1st class, having destroyed 80 tanks and 107 anti tank guns.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> |
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Balthasar Woll | |
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| Nickname(s) | Bobby |
| Born | 1 September 1922 Wemmetsweiler, Germany |
| Died | 18 March 1996 (aged 73) Wemmetsweiler |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1941–45 |
| Rank | Oberscharführer |
| Unit | 3rd SS Division Totenkopf 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 101st SS Heavy Panzer Detachment |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal Tank Destruction Badge Wound Badge in Black |
Balthasar "Bobby" Woll (1 September 1922 – 18 March 1996) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen-SS who was also awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Biography
He was born in Wemmetsweiler on 1 March 1922, (died 18 March 1996).[1]
After an apprenticeship as an electrician, he reported on 15 August 1941 as a volunteer for the Waffen-SS. He was posted as a machine gunner to the 3rd Company, 1st SS Totenkopf Infantry Regiment. He was wounded during the fighting at the Demyansk Pocket and sent to hospital in Germany. While recovering from his wounds he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class and the Wound Badge in black, in July 1942.[1]
After his recovery he retrained as a tank gunner and at the end of 1942 posted to the 13th Heavy Tank Company, SS Panzer Regiment 1, 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler where he met his tank commander Michael Wittmann.[1]
By the time of Operation Citadel they were one of the best tank crews in the Division, and in September 1943 was awarded the Iron Cross 1st class, having destroyed 80 tanks and 107 anti tank guns.[1]
He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in January 1944 and became one of only two tank gunners to receive the award (the other being Rottenführer Fritz Eckstein). In October 1944 promoted to Oberscharführer.[1]
When Wittmann was killed in Normandy in 1944, Woll was severely wounded and in a field hospital, but survived the war.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 January 1944 as SS-Rottenführer and Richtschütze (aiming gunner) in the 13.(schwere)/SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[2][Note 1]
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Agte, Patrick (2006). Michael Wittmann and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in World War II, Volume 1. Mechanicsburg, PA, USA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3334-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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.
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Further reading
- Kurowski, Franz (1992). Panzer Aces. New York: Ballantine Book. ISBN 978-0-345-44884-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Henschler, Henri; Fey, Willi (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 - 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-93-5.
External links
- Names, scores and pictures of the top Tiger Aces at the Tiger I Information Center
- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/alkantolga/photos/3.htm&date=2009-10-25+12:19:57 - Picture of Woll
