Wilhelm Crisolli

Wilhelm Crisolli
Born	20 January 1895 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	12 September 1944 (aged 49) Pistoia, Tuscany, Italian Social Republic
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–44
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	13. Panzer-Division 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 333. Infanterie-Division 6. Panzer-Division 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Italian Campaign Gothic Line Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Crisolli (20 January 1895 – 12 September 1944) was a German general and member of the Nazi Party in World War II. He was Commander of 13. Panzer-Division, of 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.), of 333. Infanterie-Division, of 6. Panzer-Division and of 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division.

Military career

Wilhelm Crisolli was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Crisolli was killed 12 September 1944, by Italian partisans. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (8 October 1939)^[1]
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 8^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 106.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 132.

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.
• 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; 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Wilhelm Crisolli @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)