Herbert Weiß

Herbert Weiß
Born	1 November 1899 Dresden
Died	19 February 1945 (aged 45) Eichendorffmühl in Racibórz County
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–19, 1939–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Grenadier-Führernachwuchs-Regiment 1243
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Weiß (1 November 1899 – 19 February 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Weiß was killed in action on 19 February 1945 at the Oder.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 January 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 418^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 440.

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.
• 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.