Buck, Wilhelm

Date of birth:: April 1st, 1903 (Lübeck/Lübeck, Germany)
Date of death:: September 24th, 1943 (near Chernobyl/Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.05.1943: promoted to Oberstleutnant
01.09.1943: promoted to Oberst

Chef 2./ Inf.Rgt 33

Kommandeur Panzergrenadier Regiment 2

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, 2. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: July 31st, 1943

Awarded for his actions in mid-July 1943. In this time he and his reinforced Kampfgruppe were deployed to eliminate a Soviet penetration east of Orel. In the unclear situation he and his men marched to the break-in point, set up a blocking position and then held it against fierce Soviet attacks. Oberstleutnant Buck led his Panzergrenadiers in an assault against a village on his own initiative, and by doing so he improved the situation at the frontline. In the subsequent combat the attacks of a Soviet rifle division and elements of a Guards tank brigade were smashed.