Willy Riedel
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Willy Riedel
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| Born | 10 November 1909 Liegnitz, Silesia |
| Died | 10 February 1982 (aged 72) Potsdam, German Democratic Republic |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) East Germany |
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| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Kasernierten Volks-Polizei) |
| Commands held | III./Infanterie-Regiment 524 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Willy Riedel (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 of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was severely wounded in early 1943 by a grenade splinter and taken prisoner of war by the Soviet Army.
After World War II he joined the military service of east Germany in the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (Barracked People's Police), the military units of the Volkspolizei (police) in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Riedel commanded the 6. motorisierte Schützendivision of the Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army) from 30 October 1956 to 31 December 1957.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 30 May 1942 as Hauptmann in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 524[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
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External links
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients in the Nationale Volksarmee and Kasernierte Volkspolizei
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in alphabetical order
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 208.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 378.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 358.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 629.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.
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- 1909 births
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- People from Legnica
- People from the Province of Silesia
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- National People's Army personnel
