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Willi Langkeit Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Willi Langkeit, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Germany.

16 records1938–194212 events5 places

Chronological biography

1938

Commander of Eighth Company1938

Warfare / Military · Commander of Eighth Company

Appointed Commander of No 8 Company in the 36th Panzer Regiment

1940

Invasion of France1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Second Battalion · Weygand Line

Helps the Germans break through the Weygand Line into France

Iron Cross1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Second Battalion

Awarded the Iron Cross, 1st class, helps the break through the Weygand Line in France

Commander of Second Battalion5 June 1940

Warfare / Military · Commander of Second Battalion

Appointed Commander 2nd Battalion of the 36th Panzer Regiment

Commander of Second Battalion5 June 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Second Battalion

Appointed Commander 2nd Battalion of the 36th Panzer Regiment

1941

Major1941

Warfare / Military · Major

Appointed Major, youngest Major in the Panzers

Major1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major

Appointed Major, youngest Major in the Panzers

Capture of Rostov16 November 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Second Battalion · Rostov

Commences the capture of Rostov by leading "Armoured Battlegroup Langkeit"

1942

Capture of Barak1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major · Barak

Captures Barak on the Donets & unites with the 6th Army

Commander of Fourteenth Division1942

Warfare / Military · Commander of Fourteenth Division

Appointed Commander of the 14th Division Panzer Regiment

Commander of Fourteenth Division1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Fourteenth Division

Appointed Commander of the 14th Division Panzer Regiment

Capture of Burluk16 June 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major · Burluk

Captures Burluk

Capture of Novocherkasak24 July 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major · Novocherkasak

Captures Novocherkasak

Lieutenant ColonelNovember 1942

Warfare / Military · Lieutenant Colonel

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant ColonelNovember 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant Colonel

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Medal9 December 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Second Battalion

Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross

Titles and roles

Commander of Eighth Company · Commander of Fourteenth Division · Commander of Second Battalion · Lieutenant Colonel · Major

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.