Wilhelm Albert (Wehrmacht officer)

Wilhelm Albert
Born	(1917-04-24)24 April 1917 Greiz
Died	15 December 2004(2004-12-15) (aged 87) Kassel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45 1950's–?
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzerjäger-Abteilung 35
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Lublin–Brest Offensive East Pomeranian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Albert (24 April 1917 – 15 December 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (?)
- 1st Class (14 July 1941)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1035^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 February 1945 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and company chief in the Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 35^[2]^[3]

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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 35th Infantry Division

Staff	Walther Fischer von Weikersthal Johann-Georg Richert (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Freiherr von Roman¹ (Oak Leaves)

Units	Wilhelm Albert Otto Bierlin Reinhard Burst Kurt Lottner

¹ Oak Leaves with the XX. Armeekorps.

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