About Willy Riedel
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Willy Riedel[Note 1] (10 November 1909 – 10 February 1982) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross (German: Ritterkreuz), and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was severely wounded in early 1943 by a grenade splinter and taken prisoner of war by the Soviet Army. Following World War II, he served in the National People's Army of East Germany.
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Willy Riedel's Timeline
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November 10, 1909
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Legnica, Legnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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| 1982 |
February 10, 1982
Age 72
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Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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