Willy Langkeit (2 June 1907 – 27 October 1969) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes #1338 on 9 December 1942 as Major and Kommandeur I.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 36 / 14.Panzer-Division. The medal was awarded for his actions during the pursuit battles of the 14. Panzer-Division towards the Lower Don in mid-1942. He particularly distinguished himself on the 23 July 1942, west of Nowotscherkask. A week later, on the 30 July 1942, his Abteilung destroyed a Soviet tank unit near Kutejnikowskaja.
Willy Langkeit received the Eichenlaub #348 for his Ritterkreuz on 7 December 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 36 / 14.Panzer-Division. At the end of October 1943 Langkeit and his armoured Kampfgruppe contributed significantly to recapturing the previously lost Ingulez sector, reaching the line Nowo Iwanowka - Krassny. Later on the Kampfgruppe launched a new advance on the 20 November 1943 and in a hard tank battle destroyed 22 enemy tanks. On the 26 November 1943 the same Kampfgruppe attacked from Protopopowka towards the north, blocking the three important roads from Kossowka towards the west and destroying 21 enemy tanks. In this time an enemy infantry attack launched in strength of about two regiments was similarly crushed. For his accomplishments during this time Langkeit would be decorated with the Eichenlaub.
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https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/10930/Langkeit-Willy.htm
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