Date of birth:

December 21st, 1922 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)

Date of death:

February 21st, 2019 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Günther Wilfling finally reached the rank of Oberleutnant der Reserve.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Führer II. / Grenadier-Regiment 501

Awarded on:

May 5th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 26.05.1943) describes why Wilfling was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Leutnant Wilfling held a wide frontline sector near Lake Ilmen with just 35 men against powerful hostile forces that intended to sever the land corridor to Demyansk.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 143)