Rudolf Geisler

Rudolf Geisler
Born 29 March 1911
Hennersdorf near Reichenbach, Silesia
Died 13 April 1944 (1944-04-14) (aged 33)
Kovel, Ukraine
Allegiance  Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1930–43
Rank Oberstleutnant (posthumous)
Battles/wars

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rudolf Geisler (29 March 1911 – 13 April 1944) was a Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Geisler was severely wounded in action on 11 April 1944 in Kovel. He succumbed to his injuries at the field hospital at Kovel on 13 April 1944, the same day he was awarded the Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 193.
  2. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 133.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 193.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 81, 479.

Bibliography

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  • 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. 
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