Gustav Kieseritzky

Gustav Kieseritzky
Born	(1893-09-22)22 September 1893 Rendsburg, German Empire
Died	19 November 1943(1943-11-19) (aged 50) Kerch peninsula, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Vizeadmiral
Commands	Battleship Schleswig-Holstein
Battles / wars	Kerch–Eltigen Operation †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Kieseritzky (22 September 1893 – 19 November 1943) was a German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kieseritzky was killed on 19 November 1943 during the Kerch–Eltigen Operation and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross, on 20 November 1943.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding Admiral of Schwarzes Meer

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.