Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. His older brother, Mark von Wietersheim, was a member of the Nazi Party and served in the Preußischer Landtag and as district administrator (Landrat) of the county Löwenberg, present-day Lwówek Śląski in Poland.
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| - Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. His older brother, Mark von Wietersheim, was a member of the Nazi Party and served in the Preußischer Landtag and as district administrator (Landrat) of the county Löwenberg, present-day Lwówek Śląski in Poland.
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- Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 113
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| - Neuland, Löwenberg district, Silesia
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| - Commander of XXXXI Panzerkorps
- Commander of 11.Panzer Division
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| - Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
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| - German Empire
- Nazi Germany
- Weimar Republic
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| - General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling
- Generalleutnant Johann Mickl
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| - Generalleutnant Rudolf Holste
- Generalmajor Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels
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| - Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. His older brother, Mark von Wietersheim, was a member of the Nazi Party and served in the Preußischer Landtag and as district administrator (Landrat) of the county Löwenberg, present-day Lwówek Śląski in Poland.
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