Theodor Wisch

Theodor Wisch
Nickname(s)	Teddy
Born	13 December 1907 Wesselburener Koog, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	11 January 1995 (aged 87) Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Brigadeführer
Service number	SS #4,759
Commands held	1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 2nd SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment LSSAH 2nd SS Infantry Battalion (mot) LSSAH
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign (World War II) Operation Barbarossa Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Italian Campaign (World War II) Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket Battle of Normandy
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Order of the Crown of Romania German Cross in Gold

Theodor Peter Johann Wisch (13 December 1907 – 11 January 1995) was a German Waffen-SS general. He was a commander of 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) during World War II. He held the rank of SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. After having been badly wounded in combat by naval artillery in the Falaise Pocket on 20 August 1944, Wisch was replaced as commander of the LSSAH Division by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke.^[1]

Awards

• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 September 1939)^[2]
  • 1st Class (8 November 1939)^[2]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver^[3]
• Wound Badge in Silver^[3]
• Order of the Crown of Romania
• German Cross in Gold on 25 February 1943 as SS-Standartenführer in the 2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment SS-Panzergrenadier-Division LSSAH^[4]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 15 September 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the II./LSSAH^[5][6]
  • 393rd Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and commander of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division LSSAH^[5][7]
  • 94th Swords on 30 August 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and commander of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division LSSAH^[5][8]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 31 December 1943

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
31 December 1943	Bei den schweren Abwehrkämpfen im Raum von Shitomir zeichnete sich die SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" unter Führung des SS-Oberführers Wisch durch vorbildlichen Kampfgeist besonders aus.[9]	The "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" Panzer Division, led by SS-Oberführers Wisch, particularly distinguished themselves by showing exemplary fighting spirit in the defensive battles in the vicinity of Shitomir.

References

Citations

1. Fischer 2008, p. 38.
2. Thomas 1998, p. 447.
3. Berger 1999, p. 379.
4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 517.
5. Scherzer 2007, p. 790.
6. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 449, 508.
7. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.
8. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 45.
9. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, p. 636.

Bibliography

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