Gottfried Weber (general)

Gottfried Weber
Born	31 January 1899 Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Died	16 August 1958 (aged 59) Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1917–20 1934–45 1956–58
Rank	Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	81. Infanterie-Division 61. Infanterie-Division 93. Infanterie-Division 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division XVI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gottfried Ludwig Weber (31 January 1899 – 16 August 1958) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gottfried Weber was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was released in 1955 and in 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr. He died on 16 August 1958 in an auto-accident in Villach, Austria.

Awards and decorations

• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (20 October 1939)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 176^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 October 1941 as Major and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 162^[3]
  • 490th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 418.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 498.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 355.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht