Wanke, Artur

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Date of birth:: June 24th, 1901 (Idaweiche/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:: March 1st, 1987 (Celle/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major
Unit:: II. / Infanterie-Regiment 7
Awarded on:: January 19th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 680
Awarded on:: October 25th, 1943

Sources

Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.

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