Wend von Wietersheim

Infobox Military Person
name=Wend von Wietersheim
lived=birth date|1900|4|18|df=y — death date and age|1975|9|19|1900|4|18|df=y
placeofbirth=Neuland Löwenberg in Silesia
placeofdeath=Bad Honnef-Aegidienberg


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1914-1945
rank=Generalleutnant
commands=Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 113
11. Panzer-Division
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
awards="Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords"
laterwork=

Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II.

Awards

* Iron Cross (1914), second and first class with 1939 claps
** 2nd Class (1 October 1939)
** 1st Class (20 May 1940)
* Panzer Badge in Silver
* Wound Badge in Black
* German Cross in Gold (24 December 1941)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (10 January 1942)
** 176. Oak Leaves (12 January 1943)
** 58. Swords (26 March 1944)
* Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtbericht

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.