About Willi Fey
Lived 1918 – 2002 (aged 83). Willi Fey was a German military personnel.
Wilhelm “Willi" Fey (25 September 1918 – 29 April 2002) was a WWII German panzer ace. During World War II, he served in the armoured troops of the Waffen-SS, destroying many enemy armored vehicles. In the Normandy battles during the summer of 1944 he was credited with the destruction of 69 allied tanks. Fey also served in the Battle Of the Bulge and on the Eastern Front.
Following the war, Fey served in the Bundeswehr. He wrote an account of his combat experiences titled (English edition) Armor Battles Of The Waffen SS: 1943-45.
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 April 1945 as SS-Oberscharführer and Panzer commander in the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502
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Who was Willi Fey?
German military personnel
When was Willi Fey born?
Willi Fey was born on 25 September 1918 in Lollar.
When did Willi Fey die?
Willi Fey died on 29 April 2002 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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Willi Fey was a military personnel.
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Willi Fey was German.
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