Wilhelm Okrent
Wilhelm Okrent was Obergefreiter of the Wehrmacht and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Life
Wilhelm Okrent fought in the second world war for the 4th Kompanie of the 116th Tank Artillery Regiment of the 5th Panzer Division as a cannoneer in a tank. His duties as Cannoneer were aiming and moving the gun of the tank for shooting at the targets. For his participation in the German-Soviet war he received the Eastern Front Medal. He also received Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 2 April 1943. Before that he had also received the Iron cross, second and first class.
Wilhelm Okrent has been called a missing person since VE-Day in Prague. He was declared dead by court due to a draft of family members according to the Verschollenheitsgesetz in 1949.
Awards
- Iron cross Second Class (1939)
- Iron cross first class
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 April 1943 as Obergefreiter and Richtkanonier (gunner) in the 4./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 116[1][2]
References
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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.
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