Walter Lehweß-Litzmann

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann
Lehweß-Litzmann in 1942/43
Born	5 June 1907 Bromberg, Province of Posen
Died	16 September 1986(1986-09-16) (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)
Other work	Interflug airline

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (5 June 1907 – 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
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3.

References

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Lehweß-Litzmann