Wilhelm Behrens
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Wilhelm Behrens | |
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| Born | 23 August 1888 |
| Died | 15 August 1968 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Weimar Republic File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Service years | 1908–1944 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 328. Infanterie-Division Division Nr. 193 |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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Wilhelm Behrens (23 August 1888 – 15 August 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Behrens was discharged from active service in 1944; in 1946 he was arrested by Soviet authorities and interned until 1949.
Awards and decorations
[edit | edit source]- German Cross in Gold on 9 December 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 106[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 106[2]
References
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Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1968 deaths
- Military personnel from Berlin
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Prussian Army personnel
- Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel