Malachowski, von, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- June 6th, 1914 (Rostock/Mecklenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 28th, 1980 (Cologne/Northrhine-Westphalia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Wilhelm von Malachowski reached the rank of Major.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Chef, 2. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 189, Heer
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1942
He was also recognized for his personal total of enemy tanks and AT guns destroyed thus far. By the time of his being recommended for the Knight’s Cross he had destroyed a total of 35 enemy tanks since the start of Barbarossa.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 228, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 6th, 1943
Recommendation:
During the battles for Novo-Palovski, Ignatviko and Masloff on January 14th, Knight’s Cross wearer Hauptmann von Malachovski again distinguished himself. In an independent operation he led his group, consisting of only seven tankdestroyers, two 2cm anti-aircraftguns and 50 footsoldiers, in an attack on Novo-Palovski and captured both places after heavy fightnig against enemy tanks and pushed along the right flank of Ignatviko through to the perimeter of Massloff. His tankdestroyers put 18 T-34 tanks and one KV-1 out of action, Hauptmann von Malachovski personally accounting for four T-34 tanks and one KV-1.
206th Award.
During the battles for Novo-Palovski, Ignatviko and Masloff on January 14th, Knight’s Cross wearer Hauptmann von Malachovski again distinguished himself. In an independent operation he led his group, consisting of only seven tankdestroyers, two 2cm anti-aircraftguns and 50 footsoldiers, in an attack on Novo-Palovski and captured both places after heavy fightnig against enemy tanks and pushed along the right flank of Ignatviko through to the perimeter of Massloff. His tankdestroyers put 18 T-34 tanks and one KV-1 out of action, Hauptmann von Malachovski personally accounting for four T-34 tanks and one KV-1.
206th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 26th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 23rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 22nd, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- SCHERZER, VEIT & FARWICK, WERNER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Sturmartillerie 1939-1945, Verlag Veit Scherzer, 2012.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Tagesmeldung XXXIX. Armeekorps, 15-01-1943.
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