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Blumenroth, Willi (Infanterie-Regiment 124)

Date of birth:
July 19th, 1919 (Langerfeld/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
June 17th, 1942 (Sevastopol/Ukraine, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Sevastopol-Gontscharnoje
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Willi Blumenroth lies probably buried as an unknown soldier at the German War Cemetery Sevastopol.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 16th, 1940

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Gruppenführer, 2. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 124, 72. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 23rd, 1941
The following wartime excerpt describes why Blumenroth was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“On the early morning of the 29.09.1941 the enemy launched a regimental-sized attack against the positions of the forwardly-emplaced 3. Kompanie. At around 06:00 the enemy attack took on a threatening form for the weak yet bravely defending Kompanie. Clearly recognizing this situation, Unteroffizier Blumenroth led his squad forwards in a counterthrust into the enemy’s left flank on his own initiative. Himself with a machine-pistol, and his squad with MG and rifles, they conducted a classic fire and movement maneuver into the enemy. In this way he succeeded in throwing back the enemy’s ranks of riflemen back to the north and northeast following a nerve-wracking firefight. The outstanding defensive success of the Kompanie, which was of great importance in the context of the Regiment’s trying defensive combat, can be solely attributed to his determined and courageous attack.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Krimschild (Stiftungs ausführing)

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