Friedrich Wiese

German general (1892–1975)

26th Infantry Division
XXXV Army Corps
VIII Army Corps
19th Army
XI Army Corps

Battles/warsWorld War I

World War IIAwardsKnight'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

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

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
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.

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 Generalleutnant Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow
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

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