Friedrich-August Weinknecht
Friedrich-August Weinknecht | |
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Born | 5 October 1895 |
Died | 26 October 1964 | (aged 69)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 82nd Infantry Division 79th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-August Weinknecht (5 October 1895 – 26 October 1964) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several infantry divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Weinknecht surrendered to the Red Army in August 1944 during Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive.
Awards and decorations[edit]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 79. Infanterie-Division [1]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 356.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1964 deaths
- Military personnel from Wrocław
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Military personnel from the Province of Silesia
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- German Army generals of World War II