Emil Wiesemann

Emil Wiesmann
Born	11 September 1914 Berlin, Germany
Died	14 November 1943(1943-11-14) (aged 29) Zhitomir, Ukraine
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.

Awards

• German Cross in Gold on 28 March 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves and chief of the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"

References

Bibliography

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• Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)