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Wolfgang Kretzschmar (2 July 1907 – 27 December 1944) was a German officer serving during World War II and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
1907 |
July 2, 1907
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Olsztyn, Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
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1944 |
December 27, 1944
Age 37
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Frauenburg, Powiat Braniewski, Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren, Poland
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