Heinrich Oelker Military person

Heinrich Otto Oelker (26 April 1910 – 4 February 1999) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 26, 1910
Birth place
Germany , Bremen
Date of deathFebruary 04, 1999
Place of death
Germany , Marktoberdorf

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Leningrad
World War II
Battle of France
Courland Pocket
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandDivisions-Füsilier-Battalion 21 (L)
service start1928
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/O/Oelker-Heinrich-Otto.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/42677