Gottfried Weber (general)

Gottfried Weber
Born	(1899-01-31)31 January 1899 Breslau
Died	16 August 1958(1958-08-16) (aged 59) Villach, Austria
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1917–1920 1934–1945 1956–1958
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 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

• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold (16 February 1943)
• 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
  • 490th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division

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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Schopper	Commander of 81. Infanterie-Division 1 March 1943 – 13 March 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erich Schopper
Preceded by Generalleutnant Günther Krappe	Commander of 61. Infanterie-Division April 1943 – May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Günther Krappe
Preceded by General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann	Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division 1 May 1943 – 31 May 1943	Succeeded by General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Schopper	Commander of 81. Infanterie-Division 1 June 1943 – 30 June 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erich Schopper
Preceded by Oberst Wolfgang Kretzschmar	Commander of 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 15 November 1943 – March 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Franz Schlieper
Preceded by General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk	Commander of XVI. Armeekorps March 1945 – May 1945	Succeeded by None