Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar
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Born12 February 1899
Died27 November 1959 (aged 60)
Allegiance
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West GermanyBranchArmy
Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar | |
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.jpg) Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar (in the middle) during the North African campaign | |
| Born | 12 February 1899 |
| Died | 27 November 1959 (aged 60) |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Branch | Army Bundeswehr |
| Service years | 1914–1922 1933–1945 1956–1959 |
| Rank | Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst der Reserve (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands | Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 |
| Conflicts | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Rüdiger von Wechmar (son) |
| Other work | Journalist |
Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar[a] (12 February 1899 – 27 November 1959) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst der Reserve in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (16 January 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 April 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3[1]
- Knight of Honor of the Order of Saint John
- Italian silver medal "Al valore militare" (1942)
