Ernst Wellmann
German officer and Knight's Cross recipient

Ernst Wellmann

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German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
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Germany
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Birth:
14 January 1904(Szamotuły, Gmina Szamotuły, Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Death:
17 July 1970(Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
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Ernst Wellmann (14 January 1904 – 17 July 1970) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 October 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 June 1942 as Major in the I./Schützen-Regiment 3
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 2 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3
    • 342nd Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3