Wilhelm Stemmermann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of Birth: Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Wilhelm Stemmermann
- Wilhelm Stemmermann (23 October 1888 – 18 February 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XI Army Corps.
- He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
- Stemmermann was killed 18 February 1944 while attempting to break out of the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket; he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
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