Gustav Kieseritzky
Gustav Kieseritzky | |
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Born |
Rendsburg | 22 September 1893
Died |
19 November 1943 50) Kerch peninsula, Ukraine | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch |
Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1912–43 |
Rank | Vizeadmiral |
Unit |
SMS Vineta SMS Friedrich der Große SMS Strassburg battleship Hannover battleship Schleswig-Holstein heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee |
Commands held |
battleship Schleswig-Holstein Admiral Schwarzes Meer |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gustav Kieseritzky (22 September 1893 – 19 November 1943) was a German Vizeadmiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kieseritzky was killed on 19 November 1943 during the Kerch–Eltigen Operation. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 November 1943.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding Admiral of Schwarzes Meer[1]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (9 October 1943)
Notes
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 210.
References
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Kapitän zur See Hans Feldbausch |
Commanding officer, German battleship Schleswig-Holstein 8 June 1938 – 25 April 1939 |
Succeeded by Kapitän zur See Gustav Kleikamp |
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