Theodor Wisch
| Theodor Wisch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 13 December 1907 |
| Died | 11 January 1995 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS |
| Service number | SS #4,759 |
| Commands held | SS Division Leibstandarte |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Theodor Wisch (13 December 1907 – 11 January 1995) was a German high-ranking member of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a commander of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He assumed command of the LSSAH in April 1943.[1] He was seriously wounded in combat on the Western Front by a naval artillery barrage in the Falaise Pocket on 20 August 1944, and replaced as division commander by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke.[2]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (8 November 1939)[3]
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver[4]
- Wound Badge in Silver[4]
- German Cross in Gold on 25 February 1943 as SS-Standartenführer in the 2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[5]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 15 September 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the II./"Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[6]
- 393rd Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS, and commander of the LSSAH[6]
- 94th Swords on 30 August 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS, and commander of the LSSAH[6]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 31 December 1943
References
Citations
- ↑ Reynolds 1997, p. 14.
- ↑ Fischer 2008, p. 38.
- ↑ Thomas 1998, p. 447.
- 1 2 Berger 1999, p. 379.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 517.
- 1 2 3 Scherzer 2007, p. 790.
Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
- Fischer, Thomas (2008). Soldiers of the Leibstandarte: SS-Brigadefuhrer Wilhelm Mohnke and 62 Soldiers of Hitler's Elite Division. Fedorowicz (J.J.). ISBN 978-0-921991-91-5.
- 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.
- Reynolds, Michael Frank (1997). Steel inferno: I SS Panzer Corps in Normandy: The Story of the 1st and 12th SS Panzer Divisions in the 1944 Normandy Campaign. Steelhurst: Spellmount. ISBN 1-873376-90-1.
- 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 (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.
- 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.
External links
- "Greise Popstars mit Ritterkreuz" [Elder Popstars with the Knight's Cross]. Der Spiegel (in German). 44. 1997. ISSN 0038-7452. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Josef Dietrich |
Commander of 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 7 April 1943 – 20 August 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke |
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