Wilhelm Stemmermann
Wilhelm Stemmermann (born October 23, 1888 in Rastatt , Grand Duchy of Baden , † February 18, 1944 , killed near Cherkassy ) was a German officer , most recently general of the artillery in World War II .
Life
Early military career
On June 26, 1908, he joined the Baden foot artillery regiment No. 14 as a flag junior . Stemmermann took part in the First World War as an officer . After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr . On March 1, 1936, he was promoted to colonel . On October 1, 1937 he was Chief of Staff of the XIII. Army Corps and rose to major general on August 1, 1939 .
In World War II
In September 1939, at the beginning of World War II, he remained in his old position as General Staff officer and took part in the attack on Poland . Also in the western campaign from May 1940 he remained as Chief of Staff of the XIII. Army corps deployed. In January 1941 he took over the leadership of the newly formed 296th Infantry Division . In June 1941, his troops, part of the IV Army Corps , took part in the attacks of the 17th Army in the direction of Lemberg during Operation Barbarossa in the Rawa Ruska area. On August 1, 1941, he was promoted to lieutenant general and in January 1942, due to an injury, he was transferred to the Fuehrer's reserve.
Promotions
- June 26, 1908 flagjunker
- March 1, 1936 Colonel
- March 1, 1939 Major General ( appointment )
- 1st August 1941 Lieutenant General
- December 1, 1942 General of the Artillery
Since December 1, 1942, he was promoted to General of the Artillery , on December 5, 1943, he was appointed General of the XI. Army Corps appointed. In January 1944, large parts of the 8th Army were pushed off to the Dnieper in the Korsun area by the Red Army . Stemmermann took command of the trapped troops in the Cherkassy pocket as the highest-ranking officer. He fell on February 18, 1944 while attempting to escape, and was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Some personal belongings of Wilhelm Stemmermann are exhibits in the museum about the boiler of Korsun .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1939) in silver
- German cross in gold on August 21, 1942
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on February 7, 1944
- Oak leaves on February 18, 1944 (399th award)
literature
- Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commission for historical regional studies in Baden-Württemberg, accessed on July 23, 2019
- ↑ 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 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stemmermann, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the artillery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rastatt , Grand Duchy of Baden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1944 |
| Place of death | Cherkassy |