Deyhle, WIlhelm "Willy"
- Date of birth:
- July 18th, 1903 (Ulm an der Donau/Württemberg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 5th, 1944 (near Belaja Luska, 36km eastwards of Minsk, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
01.12.1926: Leutnant (2)
01.02.1929: Oberleutnant (38)
01.11.1934: Hauptmann (22)
01.06.1940: Major i.G. (78)
18.03.1941: Major i.G. (351)
01.03.1942: Oberstleutnant i.G. (351)
01.01.1943: Oberst i.G. (103)
26.03.1923: 5. Pionier-Bataillon
01.03.1925-31.10.1925: Infanterieschule Lehrgang
28.08.1928-28.11.1928: 18. Lehrgang für Leibesübungen Wünsdorf
28.09.1929-30.06.1930: Pionierschule
01.10.1930: Adjutant, Stab/ 5. Pionier-Bataillon
19.05.1933: Stab/ Gruppenkommando 1
19.03.1933-24.03.1933: Wehrkreisprüfung
01.10.1934: Kriegsakademie
06.10.1936: Abteilung Landesverteidigung/ Wehrmacht-Führungs-Amt/ OKW
06.04.1938: Generalstab
15.02.1940: General Jodl's Adjutant, Wehrmachts-Führungs-Amt/ OKW
15.02.1941: Ia, Stab/ 8. Infanterie-Division
18.02.1942: Wehrmacht-Führungs-Stab/ OKW
18.08.1942: Führer-Reserve OKH
29.08.1942: Ia, Stab/ 292. Infanterie-Division
12.12.1943: Führer-Reserve OKH
15.01.1944: Chef des Stabes, Stab/ XII. Armeekorps
05.07.1944: reported MIA
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Ia, 8. Jäger-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- August 3rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Ia, 292. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- January 7th, 1944
2714th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 3rd, 1925
Sources
- Photo 1: (Public Domain)
- Photo 2: Bildarchiv preussischer kulturbesitz - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Public Domain)
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Dörr, Manfred. Die Inhaber der Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres 1941-1945. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2426-3
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- NARA Roll T-78 R885
- axishistory.com
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