Hans Weiss (Waffen-SS officer)

For the World War I flying ace, see Hans Weiss (aviator). For the Austrian journalist and photographer, see Hans Weiss (author).

Hans Weiss
Born	28 August 1911 Vöhringen, Germany
Died	23 October 1978(1978-10-23) (aged 67) Austria
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Obersturmbannführer
Unit	2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold Sudetenland Medal Anschluss Medal

Hans Weiss (28 August 1911 — 23 October 1978) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel), in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Hans Weiss was born on the 28 August 1911, at Vöhringen, he volunteered to join the SS and participated in the Anschluss of Austria and the occupation of the Sudetenland.

During World War II he was the commander of the SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 102 and the 2nd SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion (2nd SS Division Das Reich) when he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on the 6 April 1943.

Weiss was killed in an auto accident in Austria on 23 October 1978.

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.