Willy Riedel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Willy Riedel

German officer and Knight's Cross recipients

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: Legnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1982

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Willy Riedel (10 November 1909 – 10 February 1982) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
The Knight's Cross (German: Ritterkreuz), and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
He was severely wounded in early 1943 by a grenade splinter and taken prisoner of war by the Soviet Army.
Following World War II, he served in the National People's Army of East Germany.