Hubert Weise

Hubert Weise
Born	22 December 1884 Erfurt
Died	14 February 1950 (aged 65) Bad Kohlgrub
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1904–18) Reichswehr (1919–33) Heer (1933–34) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1904–45
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands held	I. Flakkorps Luftwaffen-Befehlshaber Mitte
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Defense of the Reich Bombing of Peenemünde
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hubert Weise (22 December 1884 – 14 February 1950) was a highly decorated Generaloberst in the Luftwaffe 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. Hubert Weise was captured Allied troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (17 May 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 14 January 1944 as Generaloberst and Luftwaffe Befehlshaber Mitte (Luftwaffe Commander Central)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1940 as General der Flakartillerie and commander of I. Flak-Korps^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 503.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 357.

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.

External links

• Hubert Weise @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht