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Years of service
  
1912–43

Rank
  
Vizeadmiral


Name
  
Gustav Kieseritzky

Died
  
November 19, 1943

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Born
  
22 September 1893Rendsburg (
1893-09-22
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine

Commands held
  
battleship Schleswig-HolsteinAdmiral Schwarzes Meer

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIBlack Sea CampaignsKerch–Eltigen Operation †

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Black Sea campaigns, Kerch–Eltigen Operation

Unit
  
SMS Vineta, SMS Friedrich der Grosse, SMS Strassburg

Gustav Kieseritzky (22 September 1893 – 19 November 1943) was a German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kieseritzky was killed on 19 November 1943 during the Kerch–Eltigen Operation. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 November 1943.

Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding Admiral of Schwarzes Meer

    • References

    Gustav Kieseritzky Wikipedia
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