"1944Z"^^ . . "1899Z"^^ . . . "Wesche, Willy"@en . . "(to 1920)" . . . "German officer and Knight's Cross recipient" . "Grenadier-Regiment 427" . . . "(to 1944)" . "1899-01-08Z"^^ . "1916Z"^^ . "Willy Wesche"@en . "Willy Wesche (8 January 1899 \u2013 27 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Willy Wesche was killed on 27 June 1944 in Bobruysk, Belarus during the Bobruysk Offensive."@en . . . . "1944-06-27Z"^^ . "(to 1918)" . . . . . . .