Wolfgang Kretzschmar

Infobox Military Person
name=Wolfgang Kretzschmar
born=birth date|1907|7|2|df=y
died=death date and age|1944|12|27|1907|7|2|df=y
placeofbirth=Allenstein
placeofdeath=Frauenburg/Goldingen


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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1926 – 1945
rank=Oberstleutnant
commands=JgRgt 24
unit=
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (posthumous)
laterwork=

Wolfgang Kretzschmar (2 July 1907 – 27 December 1944) was a German officer serving during World War II and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Awards

* Wound Badge in Silver
* Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
* Close Combat Clasp in Silver
* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (15 May 1943)
** 600. Oak Leaves (30 September 1944)
** 156. Swords (12 January 1945) (posthumous)

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 1999. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.