Walter Wessel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1892 |
| Died | 20 July 1943(1943-07-20) (aged 51) |
| Allegiance | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Germany_(1867%E2%80%931918).svg.png) German Empire .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Germany_(3-2).svg.png) Weimar Republic .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Germany_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.png) Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Service years | 1912–1943 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 12th Panzer Division |
| Known for | Ciepielów massacre |
| Conflicts | 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. Wessel was responsible for the Ciepielów massacre in Poland.[1] He was killed in an car accident on 20 July 1943 near Morano, Italy.[2]
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 15 (mot.)[3]
- 76th Oak Leaves on 17 February 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 15 (mot.)[4]
References
Citations
- ^ Chimnery, Philip D (2020). "1 - The Murders Begin". Hitler's Atrocities Against Allied PoWs: War Crimes of the Third Reich. Google Books: Casemate Publishers.
- ^ "Wessel, Walter - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 53.
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.
