Theodor Wisch

Theodor Wisch (13 December 1907 – 11 January 1995) was a high-ranking member of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a commander of the SS Division Leibstandarte (LSSAH) and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He assumed command of the LSSAH in April 1943.[1] He was seriously wounded in combat on the Western Front by a naval artillery barrage in the Falaise Pocket on 20 August 1944, and replaced as division commander by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke.[2]

Theodor Wisch
Born(1907-12-13)13 December 1907
Died11 January 1995(1995-01-11) (aged 87)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen-SS
Years of service1933–45
RankSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor der Waffen-SS
Commands held1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Awards
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (8 November 1939)[3]
  • German Cross in Gold on 25 February 1943 as SS-Standartenführer in the 2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[4]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
    • Knight's Cross on 15 September 1941 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the II./LSSAH[5]
    • 393rd Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and commander of the LSSAH[5]
    • 94th Swords on 30 August 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS, and commander of the LSSAH[5]
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See also
  • List SS-Brigadeführer

References

Citations
  1. Reynolds 1997, p. 14.
  2. Fischer 2008, p. 38.
  3. Thomas 1998, p. 447.
  4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 517.
  5. Scherzer 2007, p. 790.

Bibliography
  • Fischer, Thomas (2008). Soldiers of the Leibstandarte: SS-Brigadefuhrer Wilhelm Mohnke and 62 Soldiers of Hitler's Elite Division. Fedorowicz (J.J.). ISBN 978-0-921991-91-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Reynolds, Michael Frank (1997). Steel inferno: I SS Panzer Corps in Normandy: The Story of the 1st and 12th SS Panzer Divisions in the 1944 Normandy Campaign. Steelhurst: Spellmount. ISBN 1-873376-90-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Military offices
Preceded by
SS-Oberstgruppenführer Josef Dietrich		 Commander of 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
7 April 1943 – 20 August 1944		 Succeeded by
SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke
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