| Willi Hund | |
|---|---|
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| Born | March 23, 1923 |
| Died | 30 April 2002 (aged 79) |
| Place of birth | Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Place of death | Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer |
| Unit | 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class Close Combat Clasp in Silver Wound Badge in Gold Tank Destruction Badge Honour Roll Clasp of the Army |
Willi Hund was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Obersturmführer Willi Hund was one of the last members of the German armed forces to be awarded the Knight's Cross on the 20 April 1945, when in command of a battle group consisting of, among other things the 6th and 7th Companies, 23rd SS Panzergrenader Regiment Norge in the defence of Berlin.
References
Further reading
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Mitcham, Jr.Samuel, Retreat to the Reich, Stackpole books 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3384-X
- Henschler Henri & Fay Will, Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943-45 Stackpole Books, 2003. ISBN 0-8117-2905-2
- Mitcham Samuel, The German Defeat in the East, 1944-45,Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3371-8
