Wilhelm Bleckwenn
Appearance
Wilhelm Bleckwenn | |
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Born | 21 October 1906 |
Died | 10 May 1989 | (aged 82)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | 708th Volksgrenadier Division 1st Naval Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wilhelm Bleckwenn (21 October 1906 – 10 May 1989) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Major in Infanterie-Regiment 487[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Osnabrück (district)
- Military personnel from the Province of Hanover
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Military personnel from Lower Saxony
- German military personnel stubs