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Wolff, Wilhelm (Panzer-Regiment 36)

Date of birth:
March 26th, 1915 (Hannover/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:
October 31st, 1943 (Kupowka-Gurewkaan)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kirovohrad
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German

Biography

00.10.1943: battle of Tcherkassy and Kirovograd
00.10.1943: Bridgehead Jngulez bei Losowatka - destroyed 14 tanks, 17 anti-tank guns and 5 self-propelled guns
30.10.1943: severely WIA
31.10.1943: Oberleutnant der Reserve, Chef, 10. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 36, DOW in the Sanitäts-Kompanie 2/4, Haupt-Verbands-Platz Kupowka-Gurewkaan
01.11.1943: promoted to Hauptmann der Reserve - RDA 01.10.1943

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 22nd, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Silver version.
Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef, 10. Kompanie, III. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 36, 14. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 9th, 1943
posthumously awarded
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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