Willy Grieme
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Wilhelm "Willi" Grieme was a Hauptsturmführer
(Captain), in the Waffen SS during World War II
who 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 during World War II.
Willi Grieme, was born on the 4 October 1915 at Trieste
. In World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was posted to the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
.
He was selected to be an officer and commanded the 6th Company, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer.
He was awarded the Iron Cross
, 1st and 2nd class in December 1941 and the Knight's Cross in September 1943.
Willi Grieme survived the war and died on the 31 July 2005.
Hauptsturmführer
Hauptsturmführer was a Nazi rank of the SS which was used between the years of 1934 and 1945. The rank of Hauptsturmführer was a mid-grade company level officer and was the equivalent of a Captain in the German Army and also the equivalent of captain in foreign armies...
(Captain), in the Waffen SS during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
. Which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Willi Grieme, was born on the 4 October 1915 at Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
. In World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was posted to the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Das Reich
Das Reich is the name of:* a German SS-division, see 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich* a national socialist newspaper, see Das Reich * the main work of German right-wing intellectual Friedrich Hielscher...
.
He was selected to be an officer and commanded the 6th Company, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer.
He was awarded the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
The Iron Cross is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the Kingdom of Jerusalem granted the Teutonic Order the right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem....
, 1st and 2nd class in December 1941 and the Knight's Cross in September 1943.
Willi Grieme survived the war and died on the 31 July 2005.