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Everling, Dr. rer.pol. Wolfgang (Panzer-Reg. 36)

Date of birth:
April 22nd, 1920 (Berlin-Köpenick/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
October 13th, 1996 (Gräfelfing/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

In service from October 1st 1938.
Tank ace destroyed 17 enemy tanks

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 18th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 3. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 36, 14. Panzer-Division, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Kurland
Awarded on:
February 10th, 1945
The following supplement to the Wehrmachtbericht of the 29.01.1945 describes why Everling would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Everling, Kompanie commander in a Panzer-Regiment, distinguished himself southeast of Libau through particular audacity. He thrusted into an enemy tank assembly area with 5 Panzers and eliminated 17 hostile tanks.”

Submitted on February 3rd 1945.
Preliminary document on February 17th 1945 to Heeresgruppe Kurland.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Todd Foster
  • - WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 2004.
    - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000

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