August Wittmann

August Wittmann
Born	20 July 1895 Munich
Died	29 March 1977 (aged 81) Glonn
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	3rd Mountain Division 117th Jäger Division 1st Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

August Wittmann (20 July 1895 – 29 March 1977) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 11 June 1941
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 25 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division^[2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 364.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 519.

Bibliography

• 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.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.