Achim Wunderlich
| Achim Wunderlich | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 July 1912 Weißenthurm |
| Died |
25 March 2012 (aged 99)[1] Weißenthurm |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1935–45 1955–68 |
| Rank |
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 205 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Achim Wunderlich (17 July 1912 – 25 March 2012)[1] was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 10 August 1944 as Major in Füsilier-Bataillon 205[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1944 as Major and commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 205[3]
- Ärmelband Kurland
References
Citations
- 1 2 "rz-Trauer.de - Gedenkseite von Achim Wunderlich". Trauer.rhein-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 525.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 368.
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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.
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