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Berkenbusch, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
June 26th, 1918 (Immensen/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:
October 23rd, 2002 (Dassel/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Career:
02.10.1937 : entered the III. (Jäger) Bataillon - Infanterie-Regiment 17 in Goslar
1938 : promoted Gefreiter
1939 : promoted Obergefreiter
30.08.1939 : transferred to the 10. Kompanie - Infanterie-Regiment 467
1941 : promoted Unteroffizier
10.01.1941 : transferred to the 2. Kompanie - Infanterie-Regiment 588
December 1942 : promoted Feldwebel - Zugführer
30.11.1943 : transferred in the I. Bataillon - Grenadier-Regiment 914
1944 : promoted Oberfeldwebel - Zugführer
1945 : promoted Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Zugführer, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 914, 352. Volksgrenadier-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 15th, 1945
proposition doc signed by Generalleutnant Ernst Maisel.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 31st, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 8th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 21st, 1944
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
awarded for an aircraft downed with his Mauser K98 near Berck the 23.10.1942
Anerkennungsurkunde des OBdH für Flugzeugabschüsse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 27th, 1945
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
2. Kompanie des Infanterie-Regiments 588
Awarded on:
May 1941
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
I./ Gren.Reg. 914 - 352. Volks-Grenadier-Division
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Nahkampfspange in Bronze

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