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Willibald "Willi" Unfried
Nickname	"Willi"
Born	26 June 1919 Großenried-Feuchtwangen
Died	21 July 1994(1994-07-21) (aged 75) Neuendettelsau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 213
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Battle of the Kerch Peninsula
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willibald "Willi" Unfried (26 June 1919 – 21 July 1994) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
Close Combat Clasp
- Bronze
Crimea Shield
Eastern Front Medal
Infantry Assault Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 4 March 1942 as Gefreiter and MG-Schütze 9./Grenadier-Regiment 213^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 347.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Persondata
Name	Unfried, Willibald
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	26 June 1919
Place of birth	Großenried-Feuchtwangen, Germany
Date of death	21 July 1994
Place of death	Neuendettelsau, Germany

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