Ernst Sieler

Ernst Sieler
Born	22 August 1893 Altenburg
Died	6 October 1983(1983-10-06) (aged 90) Bernau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	304. Infanterie-Division LIX Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst Sieler (22 August 1893 – 6 October 1983) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LIX. Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst Sieler was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (1 July 1916)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 May 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 23 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 46
  • 502nd Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch – Zwernemann (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-22-5. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Heinrich Krampf	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division 16 November 1942 - 1 February 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Alfred Philippi
Preceded by Oberst Alfred Philippi	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1943 - 30 August 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Norbert Holm
Preceded by Oberst Norbert Holm	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division October 1943 - 8 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gustav Hundt
Preceded by Generalmajor Gustav Hundt	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division 9 August 1944 - January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ulrich Liß
Preceded by Generalleutnant Joachim von Tresckow	Commander of LIX Armeekorps 1 February 1945 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None