Theodor Wisch

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Theodor Wisch
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Nickname(s) Teddy
Born (1907-12-13)13 December 1907
Wesselburener Koog, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
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Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Flag of the Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen SS
Years of service 1933–45
Rank SS-Brigadeführer Collar Rank.svg SS-Brigadeführer
Service number SS #4,759
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Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Order of the Crown of Romania

German Cross in Gold

Theodor Peter Johann Wisch (13 December 1907 – 11 January 1995) was a German Waffen-SS general and a member of the Nazi Party of Nazi Germany. He was a commander of 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) during World War II. He held the rank of SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS and was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. After having been badly wounded in combat by naval artillery in the Falaise Pocket on 20 August 1944, Wisch was replaced as commander of the LSSAH Division by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke.[1]

Awards

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording Direct English translation
31 December 1943 Bei den schweren Abwehrkämpfen im Raum von Shitomir zeichnete sich die SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" unter Führung des SS-Oberführers Wisch durch vorbildlichen Kampfgeist besonders aus.[9] The "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" Panzer Division, led by SS-Oberführers Wisch, particularly distinguished themselves by showing exemplary fighting spirit in the defensive battles in the vicinity of Shitomir.

References

Citations

  1. Fischer 2008, p. 38.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Thomas 1998, p. 447.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Berger 1999, p. 379.
  4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 517.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Scherzer 2007, p. 790.
  6. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 449, 508.
  7. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.
  8. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 45.
  9. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, p. 636.

Bibliography

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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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