Wilhelm Czorny

Wilhelm Czorny (4 December 1924 – 22 April 1987) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (15 July 1944)
 * 1st Class (10 September 1944)
 * Wound Badge
 * in Black (8 April 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1944 as Gefreiter and machine gun leader in the 2./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"