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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
9 November 1896(Berlin, Germany)
Death:
12 September 1944(Pistoia, Province of Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy)
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Biography
Introduction
Wilhelm Crisolli (20 January 1895 – 12 September 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht in World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Crisolli was killed 12 September 1944 by members of the Italian resistance. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (8 October 1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 8