Years of service 1908–44 | Name Wilhelm Stemmermann Service/branch German Army | |
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Born 23 October 1888Rastatt, Grand Duchy of Baden ( 1888-10-23 ) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of AustriaAnnexation of the SudetenlandInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaDnieper–Carpathian OffensiveCherkassy Pocket † Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Anschluss, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Similar People Theo‑Helmut Lieb, Otto Wohler, Hermann Breith, Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, Ivan Konev |
Wilhelm Stemmermann (23 October 1888 – 18 February 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Stemmermann was killed 18 February 1944 while attempting to break out of the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket; he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

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