Kurt Wahl
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| Born | 20 August 1914 Meiningen |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Bremen |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1931–45 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class German Cross in Gold Wound Badge |
Kurt Wahl (20 August 1914 — 28 December 1988) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.
Career
He was born 20 August 1914 in Meiningen near Thüringen. During World War II, he joined the Waffen SS and was posted to the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen, he was awarded the Knight's Cross while serving as the Adjutant of the 38th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment in August 1944 and received the award of the Oakleaves in February 1945, while in command of the 17th SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion. Wahl survived the war and died on the 28 December 1988 at Oyten, near Bremen.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold (18 July 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 23 August 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and leader of a Kampfgruppe in SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38 "Götz von Berlichingen"[2][Note 1]
- 720th Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen"[4][Note 2]
Notes
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- Thomas M. Durante (2007), The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II, ISBN 978-90-812301-1-7
- Manfred Dörr, Die Träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer-Luftwaffe-Waffen-SS 1943 - 1945 ISBN 3-7648-2585-5
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1Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" (5th SS Panzer Division Wiking). 2Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38, Oak Leaves with SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 408.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 435.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 765.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 96.
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