König, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- June 11th, 1917
- Date of death:
- August 15th, 1944
- Nationality:
- German
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 5. Schwadron, II. Abteilung, Armee-Reiter-Regiment 2, Armee-Kavallerie-Kommando z.b.V., 9. Armee, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1942
Unit written in Patzwall / Scherzer as 5./Reiter-Schw.AKR 2
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 1. Schwadron, I. Abteilung, Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 10th, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Armee-Reiter-Regiment-2
- Kavallerie-Regiment-Mitte
- lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
- Awardholders/Unit
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