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Ernst Sieler

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WW2 German Army general (1893-1983)

Ernst Sieler
Born	22 August 1893
Died	6 October 1983(1983-10-06) (aged 90)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/ branch	Army
Years of service	1913–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	304th Infantry Division LIX Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst Sieler (22 August 1893 – 6 October 1983) was a general in theWehrmacht ofNazi Germany duringWorld War II who commanded the LIX. Corps. He was a recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Sieler surrendered to the Soviet forces in the course of Red Army'sVistula–Oder Offensive. He was held in the Soviet Union as awar criminal until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (1 July 1916)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (11 May 1940) & 1st Class (23 May 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 23 February 1944 asGeneralleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 asOberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 46^[3]
- 502nd Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 asGeneralleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division^[4]

References

Citations

^^a ^bThomas 1998, p. 321.
^Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 444.
^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 325.
^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

Bibliography

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.
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 GeneralleutnantHeinrich Krampf	Commander of304. Infanterie-Division 16 November 1942 - 1 February 1943	Succeeded by OberstAlfred Philippi
Preceded by OberstAlfred Philippi	Commander of304. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1943 - 30 August 1943	Succeeded by OberstNorbert Holm
Preceded by OberstNorbert Holm	Commander of304. Infanterie-Division October 1943 - 8 May 1944	Succeeded by GeneralmajorGustav Hundt
Preceded by GeneralmajorGustav Hundt	Commander of304. Infanterie-Division 9 August 1944 - January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ulrich Liß
Preceded by GeneralleutnantJoachim von Tresckow	Commander ofLIX Armeekorps 1 February 1945 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the30th Infantry Division
Staff	Kurt von Briesen Wilhelm Hasse¹(Oak Leaves) Kurt von Tippelskirch²(Oak Leaves)
Units	Georg Koßmala(Oak Leaves) Peter Körte Heinrich Nickel⁴(Oak Leaves) Heinrich Borgmann(Oak Leaves) Ernst Sieler⁵(Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves withII Army Corps.² Oak Leaves with4th Army.⁴ Oak Leaves with the342nd Infantry Division.⁵ Oak Leaves with the304th Infantry Division.

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