Merkel, Willi (Grenadier-Regiment 23)
- Date of birth:
- August 20th, 1913 (Pötschendorf, Pieckowo, Warmian-Masuria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 29th, 1944 (South of Narva, Estonia)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Jöhvi
Plot: 1. Row: 20. Grave: 995. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Major Willy Arno Erich Merkel
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 4. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 23, 11. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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