Willy Riedel
German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Died when: 72 years 92 days (867 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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 (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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