Gustav Kieseritzky

Gustav Kieseritzky
Born(1893-09-22)22 September 1893
Rendsburg, German Empire
Died19 November 1943(1943-11-19) (aged 50)
Kerch peninsula, Soviet Union
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Kriegsmarine
RankVizeadmiral
CommandsBattleship Schleswig-Holstein
Battles / warsKerch–Eltigen Operation †
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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 and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross, on 20 November 1943.

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 210.

References

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Kapitän zur See Hans Feldbausch
 Commanding officer, German battleship Schleswig-Holstein
8 June 1938 – 25 April 1939 		Succeeded by
Kapitän zur See Gustav Kleikamp