Emil Wiesemann
Emil Wiesmann | |
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Born |
11 September 1914 Berlin, Germany |
Died |
14 November 1943 29) Zhitomir, Ukraine | (aged
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen SS |
Years of service | 1939–43 |
Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Winter war Medal 1941/42 Sudetenland Medal Wound Badge in Black |
Emil Wiesmann (11 September 1914 – 14 November 1943) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen SS who was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after being killed in action on 14 November 1943, while in command of the 2nd Battery, 1st SS Sturmgeschütz (Assault Gun) Battalion, 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.
References
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- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS]. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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