Ernst Sieler

Ernst Sieler (22 August 1893 – 6 October 1983) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the LIX. Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Sieler surrendered to the Soviet forces in the course of Red Army's Vistula–Oder Offensive. He was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.

Ernst Sieler
Born	22 August 1893
Died	6 October 1983(1983-10-06) (aged 90)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Service years	1913–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	304th Infantry Division LIX Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (1 July 1916)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (11 May 1940) & 1st Class (23 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 23 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 46^[3]
  • 502nd Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 304. Infanterie-Division^[4]