Adolf Weitkunat

Adolf Weitkunat
Birth name	Adolf Weitkunat
Born	(1895-02-07)7 February 1895 Grünfließ, East Prussia
Died	28 June 1988(1988-06-28) (aged 93) Buchholz in der Nordheide
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–1918 1938–1945
Rank	Oberst der Reserve
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiments 514
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Teacher

Adolf Weitkunat (7 February 1895 – 28 June 1988) was a highly decorated Oberst der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 November 1941 as Rittmeister der Reserve and commander of Aufklärungs-Schwadron 206
  • 346th Oak Leaves on 5 December 1943 as Major der Reserve and commander of Kampf-Battalion 488

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht