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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
23 August 1888(Berlin, Germany)
Death:
15 August 1968(Lotte, Steinfurt, Münster Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Wilhelm Behrens (23 August 1888 – 15 August 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Behrens was discharged from active service in 1944; in 1946 he was arrested by Soviet authorities and interned until 1949.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold on 9 December 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 106
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 106