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Wessel, Rudolf
Wessel, Rudolf
Date of birth:
September 26th, 1914 (Kehlen/East Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
December 20th, 1985
Nationality:
German
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Gruppenführer
,
1. Kompanie
,
I. Bataillon
,
Grenadier-Regiment 1076
,
542. Volksgrenadier-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
December 26th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (Corporal of Reserves)
Unit:
1. Kompanie
,
I. Bataillon
,
Grenadier-Regiment 1076
,
542. Volksgrenadier-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
December 15th, 1944
Sources
Photo 1: Source known to STIWOT
-
FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via
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-
das-ritterkreuz.de
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