Wilhelm Bleckwenn

Wilhelm Bleckwenn
Wilhelm Bleckwenn
Born	21 October 1906
Died	10 May 1989 (aged 82)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	708th Volksgrenadier Division; 1st Naval Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Bagration;
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

German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Major in Infanterie-Regiment 487[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487[2]
- 621st Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 487[3]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Konteradmiral Hans Hartmann	Commander of 1.Marine-Infanterie-Division 28 February 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

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