Herbert Weiß
Herbert Weiß | |
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Born |
1 November 1899 Dresden |
Died |
19 February 1945 45) Eichendorffmühl in Racibórz County | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–19, 1939–45 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | Grenadier-Führernachwuchs-Regiment 1243 |
Battles/wars |
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Herbert Weiß (1 November 1899 – 19 February 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a 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. Weiß was killed in action on 19 February 1945 at the Oder.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 January 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 418[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 440.
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.
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