Wilhelm Durchdenwald

Wilhelm Durchdenwald
Born	27 June 1914 Amrichshausen
Died	17 August 1942(1942-08-17) (aged 28) near Stalingrad, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 544
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Moscow Case Blue Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Durchdenwald (27 June 1914 – 17 August 1942) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 Durchdenwald was killed on 17 August 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 November 1942 as Oberleutnant and leader of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 544^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 141.

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.
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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 389th Infantry Division

Stab	Walther Hahm ¹ (Oak Leaves) Erwin Jaenecke Alfred Seiler

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 544	Alfred Braun Walter Dorsch Wilhelm Durchdenwald Ludwig Gensberger Friedrich Grammel Baptist Kupfer Willi Rothhaar Bruno Schmelzinger Edmunf Spiegel

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 545	Hans Ender Hans Gütschow Wilhelm Knetsch Otfried Maydorn Josef Plein Georg Roderer Wolfgang Strecker

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 546	Peter Benekamp Reinhard Hörning Hans Miller Hans Ritter von Schmidt Heinz Teubel Alfred Wittmann Hugo Zumfelde

Artillerie-Regiment 389	Friedrich Galow Hermann Grothaus Gustav Kastner Richard Lühne Otto Studte

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 389	Walter-Christian Müller

Pionier-Bataillon 389	Konrad Schirmer Ernst Wahl

¹ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 480 (260th Infantry Division).

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