Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny Military person

Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny (5 September 1912 in Regulowken, now Możdżany, Giżycko County - 25 August 1985 in Hanover) was a German Waffen-SS Obersturmbannführer. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny
Birth dateSeptember 05, 1912
Birth place
Możdżany
Date of deathAugust 25, 1985
Place of death
Hanover

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Close Combat Clasp
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS

Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Waffen-SS/W/Wisliceny-Guenther-Eberhardt.htm