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rdfs:label	Wilhelm Ahrens
rdfs:comment	Wilhelm "Willi" Ahrens (1 October 1912 – 26 August 1998) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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. After the war Wilhelm Ahrens joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1970.
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serviceyears	1931 1956
Birth Date	1912-10-01
Commands	III./Grenadier-Regiment 17
Branch	German Army (1935-1945)
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Nickname	"Willi"
Name	Wilhelm Ahrens
Birth Place	dbkwik:resource/6S44ABBnx5EjNqg5DoYwTA==
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Rank	Hauptmann Oberstleutnant
Allegiance	Nazi Germany Weimar Republic
Battles	Battle of Kursk dbkwik:resource/7uyvtKBQjvTakEEZ64zDlQ== Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Białystok–Minsk World War II Battle of Moscow Invasion of Poland
abstract	Wilhelm "Willi" Ahrens (1 October 1912 – 26 August 1998) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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. After the war Wilhelm Ahrens joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1970.