Friedrich Wiese

Friedrich Wiese (5 December 1892 – 13 February 1975) was a German general who commanded the 19. Armee during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (15 February 1916)
  • 1st Class (29 September 1918)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 June 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 39
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 14 February 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 39
  • 372nd Oak Leaves on 24 January 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXV. Armeekorps

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Friedrich Wiese @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 22, 2011)

Military offices
Preceded by Generaloberst Walter Weiß	Commander of 26. Infanterie-Division 15 April 1942 – 5 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Johannes de Boer
Preceded by Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic	Commander of XXXV. Armeekorps August 1943 – January 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Horst Großmann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Horst Großmann	Commander of XXXV. Armeekorps February 1944 – June 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow
Preceded by General der Infanterie Georg von Sodenstern	Commander of 19. Armee June 1944 – December 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp
Preceded by General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau	Commander of XI. Armeekrops 6 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None