Walter Wessel
Walter Wessel | |
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Born | 21 April 1892 |
Died | 20 July 1943 Morano, Italy | (aged 51)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1912–43 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 12th Panzer Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Wessel (21 April 1892 – 20 July 1943) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 12th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.[citation needed]
Wessel was responsible for the Massacre in Ciepielów, at Ciepielów, Poland. He was killed in an auto accident on 20 July 1943 near Morano, Italy.[citation needed]
Awards and decorations
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Goslar (district)
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Road incident deaths in Italy
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from the Province of Hanover