Wilhelm Stemmermann
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Wilhelm Stemmermann

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Military
Birth:
23 October 1888(Rastatt, Rastatt)
Death:
18 February 1944(Cherkasy, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine)
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Wilhelm Stemmermann (23 October 1888 – 18 February 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Stemmermann was killed 18 February 1944 while attempting to break out of the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket; he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 September 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 296. Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 7 February 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of XI. Armeekorps
    • Oak Leaves on 18 February 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of XI. Armeekorps