- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obergefreiter (Corporal)
- Unit:
- MG-Schütze 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4
- Awarded on:
- May 15th, 1943
The following newspaper article (dated 25.05.1943) describes why Klöpping received the Knight’s Cross…
“Ritterkreuz for an Obergefreiter:
The Führer awarded the Knight’s Cross to Obergefreiter Wilhelm Klöpping. Klöpping (a machine-gunner in a Panzergrenadier Kompanie) entered into an enemy defensive position near the Lower Don with his squad. Here he seized 7 strongly fortified strongpoints and defended them for 3 days long.”