Wilhelm Osterhold Military person

Wilhelm Osterhold (12 January 1914 – 3 April 2002) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 12, 1914
Birth place
Germany , Bad Oldesloe
Date of deathApril 03, 2002
Place of death
Germany , Hann. Münden

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Aachen
Invasion of Poland
Demyansk Pocket
Operation Bagration
Battle of the Bulge
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandGrenadier-Regiment 48
service start1935
service end1945

Wilhelm Osterhold on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/O/OsterholdW.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/13029