Wilhelm Bredemeier
| Wilhelm Bredemeier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 January 1916 Herford |
| Died |
4 June 1995 (aged 79) Lindenberg im Allgäu |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1937–45 1956–68 |
| Rank |
Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Bredemeier (19 January 1916 – 4 June 1995) was a decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II, a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 July 1940)
- 1st Class (19 December 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (8 March 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (12 July 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (28 January 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 November 1942 as Feldwebel and platoon leader in the 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91[1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 122.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.