Willy Langkeit (2 June 1907 – 27 October 1969) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. After the war, Langkeit joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) in 1951, retiring in 1967.[1]
Willy Langkeit | |
|---|---|
 Willy Langkeit as a Brigadegeneral in the West German Bundesgrenzschutz | |
| Born | 2 June 1907 Czukten, East Prussia |
| Died | 27 October 1969 (aged 62) Bad Bramstedt, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany  West Germany |
| Service | Army Bundesgrenzschutz |
| Years of service | 1924–45 1951–67 |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz) |
| Commands | Panzer Division Kurmark |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Awards and decorations
edit- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 November 1939) & 1st Class (30 August 1940)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 1 July 1942 as Major in the II./Panzer-Regiment 36[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 9 December 1942 as Major and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 36[4]
- Oak Leaves on 7 December 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Regiment 36[5]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ 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.
* Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
* Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. - ^ Thomas 1998, p. 10.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 269.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 233.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.
