Friedrich Wiese

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Friedrich Wiese
Born5 December 1892
Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1914–19
1935–45
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War I
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich Wiese (5 December 1892 – 13 February 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 19th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 February 1916) & 1st Class (29 September 1918)[1]
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 June 1940) & 1st Class (14 June 1940)[1]
  • German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 39[2]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 14 February 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 39[3]
    • Oak Leaves on 24 January 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXV. Armeekorps[4]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 442.
  2. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 512.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 361.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 66.

Bibliography

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  • 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. .
  • 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. .
Military offices
Preceded by
Generaloberst Walter Weiß
Commander of 26. Infanterie-Division
15 April 1942 – 5 August 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant
Johannes de Boer
Preceded by
Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic
Commander of
XXXV. Armeekorps

August 1943 – January 1944
Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Horst Großmann
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Horst Großmann
Commander of
XXXV. Armeekorps

February 1944 – June 1944
Succeeded by
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Georg von Sodenstern
Commander of 19. Armee
June 1944 – December 1944
Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau
Commander of XI. Armeekorps
6 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
Succeeded by
None