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Welsch, Willi

Date of birth:
December 21st, 1910 (Niederscheld/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
July 26th, 1944 (Dangy/Manche, France)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery La Cambe
Plot: 49. Row: 6. Grave: 215.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Willi Welsch was killed in action near Dangy on July 26th, 1944. At tha moment he served as Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 902. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef 2. / Schützen-Regiment 110
Awarded on:
September 29th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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