Wilhelm Bleckwenn
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Wilhelm Bleckwenn

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Knight
Work field:
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Birth:
21 October 1906(Berge, Lower Saxony)
Death:
10 May 1989(Saarbrücken)
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Wilhelm Bleckwenn (21 October 1906 – 10 May 1989) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

  • German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Major in Infanterie-Regiment 487
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487
    • 621st Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487
  • Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 45.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.