Theodor Wisch

Theodor Wisch
Born	(1907-12-13)13 December 1907 Wesselburenerkoog
Died	11 January 1995(1995-01-11) (aged 87)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor der Waffen-SS
Commands	1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Theodor Peter Johann Wisch (13 December 1907 – 11 January 1995) was a high-ranking member of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a commander of the SS Division Leibstandarte (LSSAH) and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He assumed command of the LSSAH in April 1943.^[1] He was seriously wounded in combat on the Western Front by a naval artillery barrage in the Falaise Pocket on 20 August 1944, and replaced as division commander by SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke.^[2]