Willi Biesenbach Military person

Willi Biesenbach (3 July 1915 – 16 November 1944) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. Willi Biesenbach was killed on 16 November 1944 in Jülich, Germany during an Allied bombing-raid. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 11 December 1944 and also promoted to Oberfeldwebel.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 03, 1915
Birth place
Cologne , Germany
Date of deathNovember 16, 1944
Place of death
Germany , Jülich

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1937
service end1945

Willi Biesenbach on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Biesenbach-Willi.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28448