Ernst Sieler

Ernst Sieler
Ernst Sieler
Born	22 August 1893; Altenburg
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Bernau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	304. Infanterie-Division; LIX Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Demyansk Pocket; First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive; Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive; Vistula–Oder Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst Sieler (22 August 1893 – 6 October 1983) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LIX. Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst Sieler was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (14 September 1914)^[1]
- 1st Class (1 July 1916)^[1]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (11 May 1940)^[1]
- 1st Class (23 May 1940)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold on 23 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 46^[3]
- 502nd Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division^[4]

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Preceded by Generalleutnant Heinrich Krampf	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division 16 November 1942 - 1 February 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Alfred Philippi
Preceded by Oberst Alfred Philippi	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1943 - 30 August 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Norbert Holm
Preceded by Oberst Norbert Holm	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division October 1943 - 8 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gustav Hundt
Preceded by Generalmajor Gustav Hundt	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division 9 August 1944 - January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ulrich Liß
Preceded by Generalleutnant Joachim von Tresckow	Commander of LIX Armeekorps 1 February 1945 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Thomas 1998, p. 321.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 444.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 325.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

[Thomas_p321-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Thomas 1998, p. 321.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 444.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 325.

[4] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 30th Infantry Division
Stab	Kurt von Briesen Wilhelm Hasse¹ (Oak Leaves) Kurt von Tippelskirch² (Oak Leaves)
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 6	Wilhelm Book Alfred Doering Henning Hoffmeister Georg Koßmala³ (Oak Leaves) Ferdinand Pampus Hans Plesch Adolf Schmahl Dr. Erich Schulz Heinz Sparbier Walter Vogel
Infanterie/Füsilier-Regiment 26	Walter Fasel Fritz Faust Werner Köhler Peter Körte Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Nickel⁴ (Oak Leaves) Hellmuth Reichel Christian Weiß
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 46	Hans Bonertz Heinrich Borgmann (Oak Leaves) Hermann von Borries Ernst Gaedckens Karl Geißler Hans-Henning Ivers Klaus Jürgensen August Karau Ernst Sieler⁵ (Oak Leaves) Karl-Heinz Wilhelm
Artillerie-Regiment 30/66	Wilhelm Bladt Karl-Ulrich Clausen Karl-Ernst Laage Adolf Mahler Heinz-Eduard Tödt
Radfahr-Abteilung 30	Kay Langfeldt Otto Ude
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 30	Georg Jass Hermann Krey Gerhard Stein
¹ Oak Leaves with II Army Corps. ² Oak Leaves with 4th Army. ³ Knight's Cross with Sicherungs-Regiment 3. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 342nd Infantry Division. ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 304th Infantry Division.

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Ernst Sieler
Born	22 August 1893 Altenburg
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bernau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	304. Infanterie-Division LIX Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves