Wilhelm Berlin
Wilhelm Berlin | |
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Last front visit of Adolf Hitler on 3 March 1945. Berlin is the extreme left. | |
| Born | 28 April 1889 Cologne |
| Died | 15 September 1987 (aged 98) Hamburg |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1909–1945 |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Commands | 58th Infantry Division 227th Infantry Division XXVI Army Corps CI Army Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Berlin (28 April 1889 – 15 September 1987) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 111.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.