Ernst Sieler

Sieler Ernst ( born August 22, 1893 in Altenburg, Thuringia, † October 6, 1983 in Bernau am Chiemsee, Bavaria ) was a German officer, last Lieutenant General during World War II.

Since August 1, 1939 Sieler was Colonel, on 1 October of the same year he became commander of Infantry Regiment 46 of the 30th Infantry Division. In May 1940 he fought in the western campaign, from June 1941 in the eastern campaign, his regiment fought in the fall of 1941 at the X Corps, which was going to Staraya Russa. On 16 November 1942 he was entrusted with the leadership of the past in Belgium 304th Infantry Division. On January 1, 1943, he was appointed major general. The end of 1942, he fought on the Eastern Front again and was promoted on July 1, 1943 Lieutenant General. He excelled in the first half of 1944 in the Odessa at the local resistance struggles from. In January 1945, the 304th Infantry Division on the Vistula was smashed. In early February 1945, he took over as successor to Lieutenant General Joachim von Tresckow the leadership of the LIX. Army Corps at the 1st Panzer Army. With the surrender in space Pardubice he fell into Russian captivity from which he retired only in 1955.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914 ) II and I. Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross Second Class and I.
• German Cross in Gold on February 23, 1944
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on September 12, 1941
• Oak leaves on June 24, 1944 ( 502 ceremony )