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Wietersheim, von, Gustav Anton

Date of birth:
February 11th, 1884 (Breslau, German Empire)
Date of death:
April 25th, 1974 (Wallersberg bei Bonn, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
30-12-1902 Fähnrich
22-06-1903 Second Lieutenant
1909 First Lieutenant
08-04-1914 Captain
01-04-1925 Major
01-02-1930 Lieutenant-Colonel
01-11-1932 Colonel
01-07-1934 Major-General
01-04-1936 Lieutenant-General
01-02-1938 General of the Infantry

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
Unit:
XIV.Armeekorps
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • - Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945. Die Inhaber des Eisernen Kreuzes von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündete Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchivs (2007)

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