Wilhelm Crisolli
German general (1895–1944)
Wilhelm Crisolli | |
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Born | 20 January 1895 Berlin, German Empire |
Died | 12 September 1944(1944-09-12) (aged 49) Pistoia, Italy |
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Service/ | Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
Commands | 13th Panzer Division 16th Infantry Division (mot.) 333d Infantry Division 6th Panzer Division 20th Luftwaffen Division |
Battles/wars | World War II
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Crisolli (20 January 1895 – 12 September 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht in World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Crisolli was killed 12 September 1944 by members of the Italian resistance. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (8 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 8[2]
References
Citations
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; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie | Commander of 13. Panzer-Division 1 December 1942 – 15 May 1943 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie |
Preceded by Generalmajor Gerhard Graf von Schwerin | Commander of 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 20 May 1943 – 27 June 1943 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Graf von Schwerin |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf von Tschudi | Commander of 333. Infanterie-Division 1 July 1943 – 10 July 1943 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erwin Menny |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walther von Hünersdorff | Commander of 6. Panzer-Division 14 July 1943 – 21 August 1943 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels |
Preceded by Generalmajor Erich Fronhöfer | Commander of 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division 25 November 1943 – 12 September 1944 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Erich Fronhöfer |