Wilhelm Broeffel

Wilhelm Broeffel
Born	6 February 1915 Nienhagen
Died	24 June 1944 (aged 29) near Vitebsk, Belarus
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–44
Rank	Major
Commands held	II./Grenadier-Regiment 502
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Broeffel (6 February 1915 – 24 June 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Broeffel was killed on 24 June 1944 near Vitebsk, Belarus.

Awards and decorations

• West Wall Medal (28 February 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 August 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge (13 January 1941)
• Demyansk Shield
• Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp (2 October 1943)
  • in Bronze
• German Cross in Gold (15 May 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 November 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 502 ^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945