Willi Moser Military person

Willi Albin Moser (2 November 1887 – 18 October 1946) was a highly-decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXI Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Willi Moser was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and died in Soviet captivity on 18 October 1946.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 02, 1887
Birth place
Poland , Wrocław
Date of deathOctober 18, 1946
Place of death
Russia

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Kiev (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
299. Infanterie-Division
LXXI. Armeekorps
service start1906
service end1945

Willi Moser on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/M/MoserWilli.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/12301