Gustav Kieseritzky

Gustav Kieseritzky
Born	(1893-09-22)22 September 1893 Rendsburg
Died	Kamysch-Burun, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1912–43
Rank	Vizeadmiral
Unit	SMS Vineta SMS Friedrich der Große SMS Strassburg battleship Hannover battleship Schleswig-Holstein heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee
Commands held	battleship Schleswig-Holstein Admiral Schwarzes Meer
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Black Sea Campaigns Kerch–Eltigen Operation †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Kieseritzky (22 September 1893 – 19 November 1943) was a highly decorated Vizeadmiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. 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. Gustav Kieseritzky was killed on 19 November 1943 during the Kerch–Eltigen Operation. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 November 1943.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (5 January 1916)
  • 1st Class (9 July 1918)
• Hanseatic Cross of Lübeck (30 September 1918)
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) ("Iron Crescent", 13 November 1917)
• Friedrich August Cross, 1st class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (20 December 1934)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 January 1941)
  • 1st Class (21 May 1941)
• War Badge of the Coastal Artillery (14 July 1942)
• Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class
• German Cross in Gold (20 October 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding Admiral of Schwarzes Meer
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (9 October 1943)

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
9 October 1943	Verbände der Kriegsmarine unter der Führung des Vizeadmirals Kieseritzky führten zusammen mit Pionieren des Heeres die geregelte Versorgung des Kubanbrückenkopfes durch und haben sich hierbei wie bei der Räumung ruhmvoll bewährt.	Forces of the Navy under the command of Vice Admiral Kieseritzky, together with pioneers of the army, conducted the regulated supply of the Kuban bridgehead and during the evacuation have proven themselves exceptionally.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• geocities at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)
• The Kieseritzky Family

Military offices
Preceded by Kapitän zur See Hans Feldbausch	Commanding officer, German battleship Schleswig-Holstein 8 June 1938 – 25 April 1939	Succeeded by Kapitän zur See Gustav Kleikamp