Willy Langkeit

Willy Langkeit (2 June 1907 – 27 October 1969) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. After the war, Langkeit joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) in 1951, retiring in 1967.

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 November 1939) & 1st Class (30 August 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 1 July 1942 as Major in the II./Panzer-Regiment 36
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 December 1942 as Major and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 36
  • Oak Leaves on 7 December 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Regiment 36