Wilhelm Bredemeier

Wilhelm Bredemeier
Born	19 January 1916 Herford
Died	4 June 1995(1995-06-04) (aged 79) Lindenberg im Allgäu
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45 1956–68
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Bredemeier (19 January 1916 – 4 June 1995) was a decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II, a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 July 1940)
- 1st Class (19 December 1941)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (8 March 1942)
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (12 July 1941)
Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (28 January 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 November 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 12.(MG)/Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91^[1]

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th Mountain Division

Stab	Karl Eglseer

Units	Kaspar Brandner Wilhelm Bredemeier Klaus Faulmüller Herbert Fritz Eugen Zehnder

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