Emil Wiesemann

Emil Wiesmann
Born	11 September 1914 Berlin, Germany
Died	14 November 1943 (aged 29) Zhitomir, Ukraine
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1939–43
Rank	Hauptsturmführer
Unit	1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Winter war Medal 1941/42 Sudetenland Medal Wound Badge in Black

Emil Wiesmann (11 September 1914 – 14 November 1943) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen SS who was awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after being killed in action on 14 November 1943, while in command of the 2nd Battery, 1st SS Sturmgeschütz (Assault Gun) Battalion, 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.

Awards

• German Cross in Gold on 28 March 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer in the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves and chief of the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as chief of the 2./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 512.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 446.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 785.

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.
• Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS]. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
• 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. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.