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Ritter, Willy

Date of birth:
May 2nd, 1917 (Demitz/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
April 4th, 1944 (Orgejev/Moldavia, Soviet-Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
1. / Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13
Awarded on:
December 8th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Führer Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 13
Awarded on:
January 15th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Igor Poul
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
    - Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945

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