Willy Marienfeld
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Willy Marienfeld
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Born | 1 October 1895 Reppen |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Constanţa, Romania |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1914–44 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant der Reserves |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 658 |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Willy Marienfeld (1 October 1895 – 7 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant der Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Willy Marienfeld died from wounds on 7 June 1944 in Constanţa, Romania.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Crimea Shield
- Kuban Shield
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 August 1942 as Major der Reserves and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 123[2]
- 482nd Oak Leaves on 25 May 1944 as Major der Reserves and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 123[3]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 50th Infantry Division
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 121 | ||
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 122 | ||
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 123 |
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Panzerjäger-Abteilung 150 | ||
Pionier-Bataillon 150 | ||
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1 Oak Leaves with the 6th Armay 2 Oak Leaves with the 5th Jäger Division 3 Oak Leaves with the 46th Infantry Division
4 Flak-Abteilung 5 (L) 5 Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 85 6 Feldersatz-Bataillon 81 |
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