Wilhelm Kubel Military person

Wilhelm Kubel (16 December 1917 – 29 April 2003) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserves in the Wehrmacht and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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 Kubel joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and served to retirement in 1974,

Personal facts

Birth date	December 16, 1917
Birth place	East Prussia , Wopławki
Date of death	April 29, 2003
Place of death	Germany , Hambühren

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allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Siege of Leningrad World War II Heiligenbeil Pocket Battle of Belgium Battle of France Courland Pocket East Prussian Offensive Battle of Narva (1944)
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	II./Grenadier-Regiment 162
service start	1938
service end	1938