Wend von Wietersheim

Wend von Wietersheim
Born	(1900-04-18)18 April 1900 Neuland, Löwenberg district, Silesia
Died	19 September 1975(1975-09-19) (aged 75) Bad Honnef-Aegidienberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914-1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 113 11. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (5 April 1919)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 October 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (20 May 1940)
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• Wound Badge in Black
• German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Kradschützen-Bataillon 1
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 10 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 113
  • 176th Oak Leaves on 12 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113
  • 58th Swords on 26 March 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 11. Panzer-Division
• Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 December 1943, 4 September 1944 and 24 December 1944 (addendum)

See also

• Gustav Anton von Wietersheim
• Walter von Wietersheim

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall (in German). ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.

External links

• Wend von Wietersheim @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht (German)
• Wend von Wietersheim @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45 (German)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Johann Mickl	Commander of 11.Panzer Division 10 August 1943 – 10 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Horst Freiherr Treusch und Buttlar-Brandenfels
Preceded by General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling	Commander of XXXXI Panzerkorps 10 April 1945 – 19 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Holste