Falley, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- September 25th, 1897 (Metz/Lorraine, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 6th, 1944 (Chateau de Bernaville-Picauville/Normandy, France)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Orglandes
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, German Reich)
Biography
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Falley was commanding the 91.Luftlande-Infanterie-Division when he was ambushed by American paratroopers and was killed near his headquarters at Chateau de Bernaville, Picauville in Normandy.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Infanterie-Regiment 433 /164.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 4 / 32.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- June 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 4 / 32.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- August 26th, 1941
Details:
Silver version.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 4 / 32.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- November 26th, 1941
Sources
- Photo 1: Gareth Collins
- Photo: Gareth Collins
- - 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
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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