Wilhelm Lehner

Wilhelm Lehner
Born (1914-11-07)7 November 1914
Fischach
Died 19 July 2012(2012-07-19) (aged 97)
Fischach
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1939–45
Rank Feldwebel
Unit

5./Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 40

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class

Wilhelm Lehner (7 November 1914 – 19 July 2012) was a Feldwebel in the Zugführer 5./Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 40 during World War II and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany. He received his Knight's Cross on June 15, 1943.

Post war

Lehner survived the war and died in Fischach on 19 July 2012.

Awards and achievements

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 287.
  2. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 499.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
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