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Years of service
  
1914–44

Name
  
Wilhelm Crisolli

Service/branch
  
German Army


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

Rank
  
Generalleutnant (Posthumously)

Commands held
  
13. Panzer-Division16. Infanterie-Division (mot.)333. Infanterie-Division6. Panzer-Division20. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of the SudetenlandInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceInvasion of YugoslaviaOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradBattle of the CaucasusBattle of KurskItalian CampaignGothic Line Offensive †

Died
  
September 12, 1944, Pistoia, Italy

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Wilhelm Crisolli (20 January 1895 – 12 September 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht in World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Crisolli was killed 12 September 1944 by members of the Italian resistance. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (8 October 1939)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Schützen-Regiment 8

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    Wilhelm Crisolli Wikipedia
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