Willy Zimmermann

Willy Zimmermann
Born	21 March 1920 Unknown
Died	9 February 2002 (aged 81) Esslingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 80
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Uman–Botoşani Offensive Gothic Line Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willy Zimmermann (21 March 1920 – 9 February 2002) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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 (31 July 1942)
  • 1st Class (3 September 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (10 April 1942)
  • in Silver (1 March 1943)
  • in Gold (14 September 1943)
• Infantry Assault Badge (6 December 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 80^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 371.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com