Wilhelm Salz

Wilhelm Salz
Born	14 September 1915 Duisburg
Died	30 January 2011(2011-01-30) (aged 95) Duisburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 502
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Operation Bagration
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Salz (14 September 1915 – 30 January 2011) 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
Infantry Assault Badge
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
German Cross in Gold (25 March 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Leutnant and leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 502^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 301.

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 290th Infantry Division

Stab	Theodor Freiherr von Wrede

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 501	Otto Alberts Kai Bräundle-Schmidt Georg Donhauser Georg Fuhrmann Willi Hammerich Johannes Mayer¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) August Menke Anton Müller² (Oak Leaves) Joachim Persson Otto Priem Franz Silzner Willi Thulke (Oak Leaves) Günther Wilfling

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 502	Joachim von Amsberg? Wilhelm Broeffel Max Jensen Theodor von Lücken³ (Oak Leaves) Erwin Luedtke Wilhelm Salz Fritz Schütt Hinrich Warrelmann (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 503	Karl-Heinz Becker Wilhelm Eckhardt Werner Friedrich Willy Johannmeyer (Oak Leaves) Anton Müller² (Oak Leaves)

Artillerie-Regiment 290	Roman Niedzwitzki

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 290	Günther Pröhl

Schnelle-Abteilung 290	Diedrich Lilienthal

Schnelle-Abteilung 290	Diedrich Lilienthal

Pionier-Bataillon 290	Bernhard Jochimsen Heinz Pfitzner

¹ Oak Leaves and Swords with the 329th Infanterie-Division. ² Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 501, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 503. ³ Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 686 (336th Infanterie-Division). This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

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