Wend von Wietersheim

Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

His older brother, Mark von Wietersheim, was a member of the Nazi Party and served in the Preußischer Landtag and as district administrator (Landrat) of the county Löwenberg, present-day Lwówek Śląski in Poland.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (5 April 1919)
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (1 October 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 1st Class (20 May 1940)
 * Panzer Badge in Silver
 * Wound Badge in Black
 * German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Kradschützen-Bataillon 1
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
 * Knight's Cross on 10 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 113
 * 176th Oak Leaves on 12 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113
 * 58th Swords on 26 March 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 11. Panzer-Division
 * Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 December 1943, 4 September 1944 and 24 December 1944 (addendum)