Werner Wrangel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Knight's cross
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Place of Birth: Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
About Werner Wrangel
- Werner Wrangel was a Gefreiter in the German Army during World War II, who received three of Germany's highest military decorations during a single combat action.
- He was the only person ever to do so.
- Wrangel received the Iron Cross 2nd class, Iron Cross 1st Class, and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross simultaneously on 8 February 1943 for outstanding valour in repulsing a Soviet tank attack virtually single-handedly, thereby saving the lives of hundreds of his comrades.
- Additionally, he received the Infantry Assault Badge (Sturmabzeichen) in silver.
- At the time he served with 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 160.
- Wrangel died in combat in March 1945 near Trebur.
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