Wietersheim, von, Wend Hans Georg Herbert Egmond C
- Date of birth:
- April 18th, 1900 (Neuland/Kreis Löwenberg/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 19th, 1975 (Bad Honnef/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
27.09.1919: Leutnant
01.10.1923: new RDA 01.06.1922 (16)
01.06.1927: Oberleutnant (7)
xx.xx.193x: new RDA 01.11.1926 (5a)
01.02.1934: Rittmeister (15)
25.05.1934: Hauptmann
01.12.1938: Major - RDA 01.04.1938 (1a)
01.04.1941: Oberstleutnant (61)
20.04.1942: Oberst - RDA 01.04.1942 (117b)
01.11.1943: Generalmajor (9)
01.07.1944: Generalleutnant (7)
Career:
06.08.1918: Fähnrich
26.09.1918: Husaren-Regiment 4
13.04.1920: Reiter-Regiment 7
15.05.1920: demobilized
01.10.1923: 2. / Reiter-Regiment 12 (Großenhain)
17.06.1925: 4. / Reiter-Regiment 7 (Lüben)
01.11.1928: Ausbildungseskadron - Reiter-Regiment 7 (Breslau)
01.01.1934: Chef - 3. / Reiter-Regiment 4 (Potsdam)
25.05.1934: Kraftfahrkampf-Abteilung 3 (Wünsdorf)
15.08.1934: Chef - 1. / Kraftfahrkampf-Abteilung 3 (Wünsdorf)
01.10.1934: Chef - 1. / Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 (Wünsdorf)
15.10.1935: Chef - 1. / Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 (Stahnsdorf)
06.10.1936: Chef - 1. (PzSp) / Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 (Stahnsdorf)
12.10.1937: Adjutant - 3. Panzer-Division (Berlin)
05.03.1940: Kommandeur - Kradschützen-Bataillon 1
18.11.1941: Kommandeur - Schützen-Regiment 113
22.07.1943: Führer-Reserve OKH (HGr Süd)
11.08.1943-01.09.1943: Kommandeur - 11. Panzer-Division
01.11.1943-24.02.1944: Kommandeur - 11.Panzer-Division
01.05.1944-14.04.1945: Kommandeur - 11.Panzer-Division
10.04.1945: Führer - XXXI. Panzer-Korps
19.04.1945: Führerreserve OKH (III)
03.05.1945-08.05.1945: Kommandeur - 11.Panzer-Division
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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Adjutant, Stab, 3. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1939
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 5th April 1919.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Kradschützen-Bataillon 1, 1. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Kradschützen-Bataillon 1, 1. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1941
Award 40/7.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Schützen-Regiment 113, 1. Panzer-Division, XXXXI. Armee-Korps, 4. Panzer-Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Awarded on:
- February 10th, 1942
854th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113, 1. Panzer-Division, Heeresgruppe D
- Awarded on:
- January 12th, 1943
“Oberst von Wietersheim was ordered to launch a counterattack with his Kampfgruppe whilst serving in the Toropez area at the end of November [1942]. He thrust forward when a favourable opportunity presented itself, throwing back the far numerically superior Soviets in the process and thereby eliminating the imminent danger of a hostile breakthrough.”
176th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kdr, 11. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1943
The 11th Silesian Panzer-Division under the command of Major-General v. Wietersheim and the 13th Altmark Panzer-Division under the command of Major-General Hauser have particularly proven themselves in combat southeast of Kirovograd.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 11. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1944
58th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 11. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1944
The 11th Panzer-Division under the command of Lieutenant-General Wend von Wietersheim, employed for the protection of our retreat in the Rhône Valley, has proved itself to be excellent in attack and defense.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 11. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1944
In the Battle of Lorraine and in the advance battles of the Western Wall at the Saar, the 11th Panzer-Division under the command of Lieutenant-General Wend von Wietersheim and the 25th Panzer-Grenadier-Division under the leadership of Colonel Burmeister have fought magnificently.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Kradschützenbataillon 1
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 5th, 1919
Schlesisches Bewährungsabzeichen 1. Stufe
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Kriegserinnerungsmedaille
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Haborus Emlékérem kardokkal és sisakkal
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Bulgarian Royal WW1 Veteran Medal
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de
- lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Axis History Factbook
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