Walter Wessel
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Walter Wessel
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Born | 21 April 1892 Lautenthal |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Morano, Italy |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1912–43 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 12. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Wessel (21 April 1892 – 20 July 1943) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 12th Panzer Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Wessel was killed in an auto accident on 20 July 1943 near Morano, Italy. Walter Wessel was also responsible for the Massacre in Ciepielów, at Ciepielów, Poland.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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References
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Preceded by
Generaloberst Josef Harpe
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Commander of 12. Panzer-Division 15 January 1942 – 1 March 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of 29th Infantry Division (motorized), 29th Panzergrenadier Division
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Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 15 (motorized) |
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Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 71 (motorized) | ||
Artillerie-Regiment 29 (motorized) (including I./Artillerie-Regiment 65) |
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Aufklärungs-Abteilung 29 (motorized) | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 29 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 129 | ||
Pionier-Bataillon 29 (motorized) | ||
1 Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 87 (36th Infantry Division). 2 Oak Leaves with the 4th Panzer Division
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Goslar (district)
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Road accident deaths in Italy
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from the Province of Hanover
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