Gottfried Weber Military person

Gottfried Ludwig Weber (31 January 1899 – 16 August 1958) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gottfried Weber was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was released in 1955 and in 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr. He died on 16 August 1958 in an auto-accident in Villach, Austria.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 31, 1899
Birth place
Wrocław , East Prussia
Date of deathAugust 16, 1958
Place of death
Villach

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allegiance
(to 1918)
(to 1920)
(to 1945)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Leningrad
World War II
Battle of Belgium
Battle of Dunkirk
Battle of France
Courland Pocket
military branch
Bundeswehr
German Army (1935–45)
military command
81. Infanterie-Division
12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
61. Infanterie-Division
93. Infanterie-Division
XVI. Armeekorps
service start1917
service end1917

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