Willibald Unfried

Willibald "Willi" Unfried
Nickname(s)	"Willi"
Born	26 June 1919 Großenried-Feuchtwangen
Died	21 July 1994 (aged 75) Neuendettelsau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 213
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Battle of the Kerch Peninsula
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willibald "Willi" Unfried (26 June 1919 – 21 July 1994) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • Bronze
• Crimea Shield
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 March 1942 as Gefreiter and MG-Schütze (machine-gunner) in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 213^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 347.

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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945