Mortimer from Kessel

Guido Ernst Alfred Constantin Mortimer von Kessel (born May 25, 1893 in Arnswalde , † January 8, 1981 in Goslar ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the armored forces in World War II .

Life

Kessel began his military career on August 1, 1914, when he joined the Thuringian Hussar Regiment No. 12 of the Prussian Army as a flagjunker at the beginning of the First World War . On March 22, 1915 he was promoted to lieutenant and served as a regimental adjutant in his main unit from September 1916.

After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and served in the 10th (Prussian) cavalry regiment . From October 1, 1926 to January 31, 1928 he was regimental adjutant here and then until September 30, 1933 chief of the 3rd Squadron in Züllichau .

Kessel served as commander of the 20th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front during World War II and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during this time . In the final phase of the war he led the VII Panzer Corps from December 27, 1944 as commanding general . Kessel was a US prisoner of war from May 2, 1945 to June 5, 1947 .

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross II. Class of the House Order of the White Falcon with Swords
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on December 28, 1943
- Oak leaves on October 16, 1944 (611th award)

literature

Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921–1945 Volume 6: Hochbaum-Klutmann, The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials in the general rank , Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2002, ISBN 3- 7648-2538-3 .

Individual evidence

^ Hans Friedrich von Ehrenkrook : Genealogical manual of the nobility. Volume 31, CA Starke, 1963, p. 195, ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
↑ ^a ^b Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1930, p. 148
↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 438.

personal data
SURNAME	Kessel, Mortimer from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kessel, Guido Ernst Alfred Constantin Mortimer von (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently General of the Armored Force in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	May 25, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arnswalde
DATE OF DEATH	January 8, 1981
Place of death	Goslar

[1] Hans Friedrich von Ehrenkrook : Genealogical manual of the nobility. Volume 31, CA Starke, 1963, p. 195, ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).

[Rangliste1930-2] Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1930, p. 148

[Scherzer-3] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 438.