Wegerer, Ferdinand

Date of birth:: August 9th, 1917 (Neusiedl/Lower Austria, Austria)
Date of death:: December 8th, 1999 (Wiener Neustadt/Lower Austria, Austria)
Nationality:: Austrian

Biography

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:: Schützen-Regiment 10, 9. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: July 10th, 1941

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:: Schützen-Regiment 10, 9. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: August 28th, 1941

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:: Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10, 9. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: October 8th, 1943

2200th Heer Award

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:: Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10, 9. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: June 4th, 1944

Awarded for his victorious combat on the 14.03.1944, near Vladimirovka. On this day Wegerer's SPW Zug was ordered to support a friendly German artillery unit that was engaged in infantry combat. En-route however he noticed that strong Soviet forces had captured Hill 84.3, located deep in the rear of his battlegroup. Acting on his own initiative, he determined that this group represented a more dangerous threat, and he counterattacked them with his halftracks. He managed to break into the hostile ranks and destroy them. After pursuing the survivors he then proceeded to fulfill his original mission.

483rd Award