Years of service 1912–43 Rank Vizeadmiral | Name Gustav Kieseritzky Died November 19, 1943 | |
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Born 22 September 1893
Rendsburg ( 1893-09-22 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Service/branch Kaiserliche Marine
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine Commands held battleship Schleswig-Holstein
Admiral Schwarzes Meer Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Black Sea Campaigns
Kerch–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.
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