PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Hein, Willi
Date of birth: April 26th, 1917 (Hohenwestedt/Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:  October 25th, 2000 (Lauenburg/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:  German
     
EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
Awarded on: July 26th, 1942
 
     
PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN (OHNE ZAHLEN)
Awarded on: September 14th, 1942
Details: Bronze version.
 
     
EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
Awarded on: January 30th, 1943
 
     
EHRENBLATTSPANGE DES HEERES UND WAFFEN-SS
Awarded on: November 5th, 1943
 
     
PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN II STUFE "25"
Rank: SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)
Unit: 2. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 5
Awarded on: November 9th, 1943
 
     
DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
Rank: SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit: 2. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 5
Awarded on: December 30th, 1943
 
     
RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
Rank: SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)
Unit: Chef 1. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 / 5.SS-Panzer-Division “Wiking” / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded on: May 4th, 1944
 
     
PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN IV STUFE "75"
Rank: SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)
Unit: 2. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 5
Awarded on: November 9th, 1944
 
     
GOLDENES HITLERJUGEND EHRENABZEICHEN
 
     
DRL SPORTABZEICHEN IN BRONZE
 
     
BRONZES SA-SPORTABZEICHEN
 
     
EHRENWINKEL DER ALTEN KÄMPFER
 
 
 
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Picture source:   - Willi Schumacher Collection
Information source(s):   - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- SCHNEIDER, J.W., Their Honor Was Loyalty!, Bender (R.James) Publishing, 1993.
- John P.Moore's Führerliste
- Onderzoek via Panzer-Archiv Forum
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