Wischhusen, Dr. med., Werner

Date of birth:: December 6th, 1889 (Osterwieck/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:: October 8th, 1969 (Baden-Baden/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldarzt (Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.))
Unit:: Divisionsarzt, 22. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: June 25th, 1940
Awarded for:: Operation Fall Gelb

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Wischhusen received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberfeldarzt Dr. Wischhusen delivered outstanding organizational feats for the operation in Holland, while also showing particularly brave conduct in the line of battle itself.”