Wahl, Wolfgang

Date of birth:: July 15th, 1913 (Döbeln, Germany)
Date of death:: September 26th, 1986
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
August 1st, 1940: Hauptmann (RDA: -15a-);
December 22nd, 1943: Major (RDA: December 1st, 1943).

Career:
March 1st, 1942: Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 8;
July 15th, 1942: Brits/Amerikaans krijgsgevangenschap.

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:: Kommandeur II./Panzer-Regiment 8
Awarded on:: January 6th, 1942

The following wartime excerpt describes why Wahl received the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Wahl - awarded the Iron Cross Second Class in Poland and the Iron Cross First Class in France - distinguished himself through his bravery as an acting Abteilung commander in a Panzer-Regiment during all of his operations in Africa. He decisively contributed to the successes of his Division through his skillful leadership. On the 30.11.1941 he succeeded in eliminating several enemy batteries at Bel Hamet with his Abteilung, taking numerous prisoners in the process. The overall success of his Abteilung is primarily due to his personal and brave devotion to duty.”