Wilhelm Broeffel Military person

Wilhelm Broeffel (6 February 1915 – 24 June 1944) 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. Wilhelm Broeffel was killed on 24 June 1944 near Vitebsk, Belarus.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 06, 1915
Birth place
Germany , Detmold
Date of deathJune 24, 1944
Place of death
Belarus , Vitebsk

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany (to 1945)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Demyansk Pocket
Operation Bagration
World War II
Battle of France
Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandII./Grenadier-Regiment 502
service start1934
service end1944

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External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Br/Broeffel-Wilhelm.htm