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Walter Wessel

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

Lived 1892 to 1944 · aged 52
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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.

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Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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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.

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Lived 1892 to 1944 · aged 52
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