Gustav Kieseritzky (22 September 1893 – 19 November 1943) was a German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kieseritzky was killed on 19 November 1943 during the Kerch–Eltigen Operation and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross, on 20 November 1943.
Gustav Kieseritzky | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 1893 Rendsburg, German Empire |
| Died | 19 November 1943 (aged 50) Kerch peninsula, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Commands | Battleship Schleswig-Holstein |
| Battles / wars | Kerch–Eltigen Operation † |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards
edit- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding Admiral of Schwarzes Meer[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 210.
References
edit- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
