Date of birth:

May 17th, 1913 (Grunau/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

April 8th, 1945 (Sondershausen/Thuringia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Wilhelm Günther was killed on April 8th, 1945 during a fighter-bomber attack. At that moment he held the rank of Oberfeldwebel.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

in silver

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)

Unit:

Zugführer, 8. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16. Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

December 18th, 1942

Awarded for distinguishing himself as a Panzer commander during the combat in the Stalingrad area. Within the space of just four weeks he was credited with destroying no less than 42 Soviet tanks.

• Photo 1: Sebastian von Saldern
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 2009.
  - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.