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  • Gottfried Weber (general)
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  • Gottfried 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1917
  • 1934
  • 1956
Birth Date
  • 1899-01-31
Commands
Branch
death place
  • Villach, Austria
Name
  • Gottfried Weber
Birth Place
  • Breslau
Title
  • Commander of 61. Infanterie-Division
  • Commander of 81. Infanterie-Division
  • Commander of XVI. Armeekorps
  • Commander of 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
  • Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division
Awards
death date
  • 1958-08-16
Rank
Battles
Before
  • Generalleutnant Erich Schopper
  • General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk
  • General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann
  • Generalleutnant Günther Krappe
  • Oberst Wolfgang Kretzschmar
Years
  • --03-01
  • --05-01
  • --06-01
  • --11-15
  • April 1943 – May 1943
  • March 1945 – May 1945
After
  • None
  • Generalleutnant Erich Schopper
  • General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann
  • Generalleutnant Franz Schlieper
  • Generalleutnant Günther Krappe
abstract
  • Gottfried 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.