Wilhelm Bleckwenn (21 October 1906 – 10 May 1989) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes #2876 on 6 April 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 487 / 267.Infanterie-Division. The medal was awarded for significantly aiding the 31. Infanterie-Division on 21 February 1944. On this day the Soviets achieved deep penetrations in its sector (located between the Dnieper bend and Koromka). Bleckwenn played a major role in ensuring that the Division was not destroyed on the boundary between the 4. and 9. Armee.
Bleckwenn received the Eichenlaub #621 for his Ritterkreuz on 18 October 1944 as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 487 / 267.Infanterie-Division. Following Heeresgruppe Mitte’s collapse during Operation Bagration, Oberst Bleckwenn and a small Kampfgruppe under his command managed to break through to East Prussia after a period of 44 days of fighting through Belorussian forests. In the process he and his men overcame the torrential currents of the Memel river on the night of 4-5 August 1944 while crossing it at a point south of Druschkiniki. He was subsequently awarded the Eichenlaub for this noteworthy accomplishment.
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https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/2273/Bleckwenn-Wilhelm.htm
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/bundeswehr-forum/eichenlaubtra-ger-wilhelm-bleckwenn-558688/
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