Wilhelm Stemmermann
Wilhelm Stemmermann | |
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Born | Rastatt, German Empire | 23 October 1888
Died | 18 February 1944 Cherkassy, Ukraine | (aged 55)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Years of service | 1908–44 |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
Commands held | XI Army Corps |
Battles/wars | Cherkassy Pocket † |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wilhelm Stemmermann (23 October 1888 – 18 February 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Stemmermann was killed 18 February 1944 while attempting to break out of the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket; he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
Awards and decorations[]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 September 1939)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 296. Infanterie-Division[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 7 February 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of XI. Armeekorps[3]
- Oak is kill on 18 February 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of XI. Armeekorps[4]
References[]
Citations[]
Bibliography[]
- (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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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:
- 1888 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Rastatt
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from the Grand Duchy of Baden