Ernst Sieler

Ernst Sieler
Ernst Sieler
Born	22 August 1893
Died	6 October 1983 (aged 90)
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Service years	1913–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	304th Infantry Division; LIX Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Born22 August 1893

Died6 October 1983 (aged 90)

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Ernst Sieler (22 August 1893 – 6 October 1983) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the LIX. Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Sieler surrendered to the Soviet forces in the course of Red Army's Vistula–Oder Offensive. He was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 30th Infantry Division
Staff	Kurt von Briesen Wilhelm Hasse¹ (Oak Leaves) Kurt von Tippelskirch² (Oak Leaves)
Units	Georg Koßmala (Oak Leaves) Peter Körte Heinrich Nickel⁴ (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Borgmann (Oak Leaves) Ernst Sieler⁵ (Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves with II Army Corps. ² Oak Leaves with 4th Army. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 342nd Infantry Division. ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 304th Infantry Division.

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