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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 (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Major Willy Arno Erich Merkel

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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
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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