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Revision as of 07:23, 7 December 2013
Wilhelm Crisolli | |
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| Born | 20 January 1895 Berlin |
| Died | 12 September 1944 (aged 49) Pistoia, Italy |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–1944 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
| Commands | 13. Panzer-Division 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 333. Infanterie-Division 6. Panzer-Division 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Crisolli (20 January 1895 – 12 September 1944) was a German general and member of the Nazi Party in World War II. He was Commander of 13. Panzer-Division, of 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.), of 333. Infanterie-Division, of 6. Panzer-Division and of 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division.
Family
Wilhelm Crisolli was son of a Italian noble family. His father was Giuseppe Fulvio Pio, Conte Crisolli, and his mother, donna Maria Francesca Aganetti, of a burgher banking family of the North of Italy, in Venetia, Lombardy and Piedmont.
Military career
Wilhelm Crisolli was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Crisolli was killed 12 September 1944, by Italian partisans. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Panzer Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 8[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.
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External links
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- People from Berlin
- German people of Italian descent
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)
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- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from the Province of Brandenburg