Wilhelm Drewes
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Wilhelm Drewes
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Born | (1907-05-26)26 May 1907 Ilster |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bremen |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1935–45 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wilhelm Heinrich Friedrich Drewes (26 May 1907 – 14 July 1982) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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)
- Sudetenland Medal (1 July 1939)[2]
- Eastern Front Medal (13 August 1942)[2]
- Panzer Badge in Bronze (24 November 1940)[2]
- Close Combat Clasp
- Wound Badge in Black (5 December 1943)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Panzer Division
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Panzer-Regiment 15 (attached during the Battle of France) |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 13 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 14 | ||
Panzerartillerie-Regiment 116 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 53 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 55 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 5 |
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Panzerpionier-Bataillon 89 | ||
Feldersatz-Bataillon 116 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 3 (2nd Panzer Division), Swords with the XXXIX. Panzerkorps 2 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 23 3 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 7, Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64
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