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Kessler, Wolfgang (Artillerie-Regiment 181)

Date of birth:
May 25th, 1915 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
December 1st, 1990 (Bad Kissingen/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
stellv. Führer, I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 181, 81. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
April 16th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
    - Haupt, W., Die 81. Infanterie-Division – Geschichte einer schlesischen Division, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2006
    - das-ritterkreuz.de

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