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Ryll, Wolfgang

Date of birth:
January 24th, 1915 (Marienwerder/West Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
January 21st, 1942 (500 m North West of Ssytschevka, region Juchnov/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Dukhovshchina
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography


1939: Leutnant, Nachrichtenoffizier, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 7
1940: Oberleutnant, Führer, Erkundungszug, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 7
1941: Oberleutnant, Führer, 5. Kompanie, II. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 7, 10. Panzer-Division
January 21st, 1942: KIA 500 m North West of Sytschevka, region Juchnov and posthumously promoted to Hauptmann

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Awarded on:
1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, 5. Kompanie, II. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 7, 10. Panzer-Division, 4. Panzergruppe, Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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