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Klöpping, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
September 4th, 1919 (Elberfeld/Wuppertal, Germany)
Date of death:
May 9th, 1990 (Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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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.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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