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Willy Wesche (8 January 1899 – 27 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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 Wesche was killed on 27 June 1944 in Bobruysk, Belarus during the Bobruysk Offensive. he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 6 August 1944. ==Awards and decorations== * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (15 August 1941)〔Thomas 1998, p. 438.〕 * * 1st Class (4 October 1941)〔 * Eastern Front Medal * Infantry Assault Badge * Close Combat Clasp * * in Bronze * * in Silver * German Cross in Gold on 20 July 1942 as ''Major'' in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 430〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 508.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 9 April 1943 as ''Major'' and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 430〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.〕 * * 541st Oak Leaves on 6 August 1944 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 427〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willy Wesche」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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