Wilhelm Wetzel

Wilhelm Wetzel
Born	(1888-07-17)17 July 1888 Sarbske, Province of Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Sarbsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Died	Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	255. Infanterie-Division V. Armeekorps LXVI. Reservekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Wetzel (17 July 1888 – 4 July 1964) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 August 1942 as General der Infanterie and commander of V. Armeekorps

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 255. Infanterie-Division 26 August 1939 – 12 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Walter Poppe
Preceded by General der Infanterie Richard Ruoff	Commander of V. Armeekorps 12 January 1942 – 1 July 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Karl Allmendinger
Preceded by General der Infanterie Baptist Kniess	Commander of LXVI. Reservekorps 7 September 1943 – 1 November 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walther Lucht