Wilhelm Crisolli

Wilhelm Crisolli
Born	(1895-01-20)January 20, 1895
Died	12 September 1944(1944-09-12) (aged 49)
Place of birth	Berlin
Place of death	Pistoia, Italy
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1944
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	13. Panzer-Division 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 333. Infanterie-Division 6. Panzer-Division 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Italian Campaign Gothic Line Offensive†
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Crisolli (20 January 1895 – 12 September 1944) was a German general and member of the Nazi Party in World War II. He was Commander of 13. Panzer-Division, of 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.), of 333. Infanterie-Division, of 6. Panzer-Division and of 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division.

Family

Wilhelm Crisolli was son of a Italian noble family. His father was Giuseppe Fulvio Pio, Conte Crisolli, and his mother, donna Maria Francesca Aganetti, of a burgher banking family of the North of Italy, in Venetia, Lombardy and Piedmont.

Military career

Wilhelm Crisolli was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Wilhelm Crisolli was killed 12 September 1944, by Italian partisans. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (8 October 1939)
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 8

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2534-0.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Wilhelm Crisolli @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie	Commander of 13. Panzer-Division 1 December 1942 – 15 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie
Preceded by Generalmajor Gerhard Graf von Schwerin	Commander of 16. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 20 May 1943 – 27 June 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Graf von Schwerin
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf von Tschudi	Commander of 333. Infanterie-Division 1 July 1943 – 10 July 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erwin Menny
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walther von Hünersdorff	Commander of 6. Panzer-Division 14 July 1943 – 21 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels
Preceded by Generalmajor Erich Fronhöfer	Commander of 20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division 25 November 1943 – 12 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Erich Fronhöfer