Friedrich Wiese

Friedrich Wiese
Born	5 December 1892 Nordhastedt, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	13 February 1975 (aged 82) Giessen, Hesse, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer Heer
Years of service	1914–19 1935–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	26. Infanterie-Division XXXV. Armeekorps VIII. Armeekorps 19. Armee XI. ArmeeKorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Dragoon Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Friedrich Wiese (5 December 1892 – 13 February 1975) was a German general who commanded the 19. Armee during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (15 February 1916)^[1]
  • 1st Class (29 September 1918)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (14 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 39^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal
• 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]
  • 372nd Oak Leaves on 24 January 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXV. Armeekorps^[4]

References

Citations

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

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.
• 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.
• 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. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Friedrich Wiese @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 22, 2011)