Gustav Kieseritzky
German admiral and Knight's Cross recipients

Gustav Kieseritzky

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German admiral and Knight's Cross recipients
A.K.A.
Кизерицки, Густав, Г. Кизерицки, Gustav Kieseritzky
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
Is:
Military leaderMilitary officerAdmiralKnight
Work field:
MilitaryRoyals
Birth:
22 September 1893(Rendsburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Death:
19 November 1943(Kerch Seaport Komysh-Burun, Kerch, Kerch-Enikale Gradonachalstvo, Ukraine)
Star sign:
Virgo
Awards:
German Cross in GoldKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossIron Cross 2nd ClassGallipoli StarIron Cross 1st ClassHanseatic CrossHonour Cross of the World War 1914/1918Wehrmacht Long Service AwardOrder of the Crown of King Zvonimir
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Father:
Gustav Kieseritzky
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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.

Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding Admiral of Schwarzes Meer