Walter Lehweß-Litzmann

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann
Lehweß-Litzmann in 1942/43
Born	5 June 1907 Bromberg, Province of Posen
Died	16 September 1986 (aged 79) Wildau, East Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  East Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe National People's Army
Years of service	1925–45 1952–59
Rank	Oberst
Unit	KG 1, KG 3 Luftflotte 5
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 3
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Karl Litzmann (maternal grandfather) Karl-Siegmund Litzmann (uncle)
Other work	Interflug airline

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (2 November 1916 – 16 September 1986) was a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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. After the war he served in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic and worked for the East German airline Interflug.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 16 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab of Luftflotte 5^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 274.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 288.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 499.

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

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