Wilhelm Stemmermann Military person

Wilhelm Stemmermann (23 October 1888 – 18 February 1944) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XI Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Stemmermann was killed 18 February 1944 while attempting to breakout of the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket, he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

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Birth date	October 23, 1888
Birth place	Germany , Rastatt
Date of death	February 18, 1944
Place of death	Ukraine , Cherkasy

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland German occupation of Czechoslovakia Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket World War II Battle of France World War I Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Anschluss
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	296. Infanterie-Division XI. Armeekorps
service start	1908
service end	1944