Wilhelm Bleckwenn Explained

Wilhelm Bleckwenn
Birth Date:21 October 1906
Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1935–45
Rank:Generalmajor
Commands:708th Volksgrenadier Division
1st Naval Infantry Division
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Bleckwenn (21 October 1906 – 10 May 1989) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

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Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 45.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.