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Wolfgang KretzschmarGerman officer, participant in World War II, colonel
Date of Birth: 02.07.1907
Country:  Germany |
Content:
- Wolfgang Kretschmar: A Courageous German Officer in World War II
- - Died in battle on December 27, 1944
Wolfgang Kretschmar: A Courageous German Officer in World War II
Early Life and Military Career- Born in 1904
- Enlisted as a Private in 1926
- Commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1931
World War II
- Participated in the Polish Campaign
- Commander of an Infantry Battalion in the French Campaign
- Awarded Iron Crosses of both degrees
Eastern Front
- Commanded the 540th Special Purpose Grenadier Battalion
- Involved in intense fighting near Leningrad
- Severely wounded in August 1942
Recognition and Promotion
- Awarded the Knight's Cross in May 1943
- Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in February 1944
- Received Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross in September 1944
- Promoted to Colonel in August 1944
Command in the Kurland Pocket
- Commanded the 12th Field Division in the Kurland Pocket from November 1944
- Died in battle on December 27, 1944
Posthumous Honors- Awarded the Swords to the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves (No. 121) on January 12, 1945
