# Walter Wessel

> Walter Wessel was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 12th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Wessel was responsible for the Ciepielów massacre in Poland. He was killed in an car accident on 20 July 1943 near Morano, Italy.

*German General and Knight's Cross recipients (1892-1944)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/walter-wessel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1892-04-21
- **Died:** 1944-07-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Вальтер Вессель](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [والتر فيسل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%84)
- [Валтер Весел](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB)
- [Walter Wessel (General)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wessel_(General))
- [Walter Wessel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wessel)
- [Walter Wessel](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wessel)
- [Walter Wessel](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wessel)
- [Walter Wessel](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wessel)
- [Walter Wessel](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wessel)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3565920)

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