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Wolf, Walter (Panzer-Regiment 35)

Date of birth:
February 7th, 1919 (Steinpleis)
Date of death:
September 18th, 1944 (1 km East of Namik)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Frauenburg / Saldus
Plot: X. Row: 6. Grave: 234.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

In service from November 4th 1937.

Oberfeldwebel, destroyed 50+ tanks over the course of his career.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 24th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 28th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
9. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 15, 11. Panzer Division
Awarded on:
August 13th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Zugführer, 4. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 35, 4. Panzer-Division, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord
Awarded on:
October 16th, 1944
Awarded posthumously for his achievements as a Panzer Zugführer in the 4. Panzer-Division, which included the destruction of 50+ Soviet tanks.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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