Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis

Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
Born	13 September 1886
Died	27 August 1942(1942-08-27) (aged 55)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	15th Infantry Division 16th Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis (13 September 1886 – 27 August 1942) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Chappuis committed suicide on 27 August 1942.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 15. Infanterie Division ^[1]
Knight of Honour of the Order of St. John^[2]

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.
↑ Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin: Reichswehrministerium, Mittler & Sohn Verlag. 1924. p. 145.

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Walter Behschnitt	Commander of 15. Infanterie-Division 6 October 1939 – 12 August 1940	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ernst-Eberhard Hell
Preceded by Generaloberst Hans-Valentin Hube	Commander of 16. Infanterie-Division 12 August 1940 – 15 March 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Sigfrid Henrici
Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein	Commander of XXXVIII. Armeekorps 15 March 1941 – 23 April 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Haenicke

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 15th Infantry Division

Staff	Erich Buschenhagen¹ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis Hanns Laengenfelder (Oak Leaves) Robert Bauer

Units	Wilhelm Behrens Anton-Otto Frank⁴ (Oak Leaves) Helmut Lambach Gustav-Adolf von Zangen³ (Oak Leaves)

¹Oak Leaves with the LII Army Corps. ³Oak Leaves with the 15th Army. ⁴Oak Leaves with the XXXXI. Panzerkorps

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