Wilhelm Berlin

Wilhelm Berlin (28 April 1889 – 15 September 1987) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Wilhelm Berlin
Last front visit of Adolf Hitler on 3 March 1945. Berlin is the extreme left.
Born	(1889-04-28)28 April 1889 Cologne
Died	15 September 1987(1987-09-15) (aged 98) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years	1909–1945
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	58th Infantry Division 227th Infantry Division XXVI Army Corps CI Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of France Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) Battle of the Seelow Heights
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 227. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.