Walter Weiß

Walter Weiß

Walter-Otto Weiß (2nd from left)
Born (1890-09-05)5 September 1890
Tilsit, Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation
Died 21 December 1967(1967-12-21) (aged 77)
Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Years of service 1908–45
Rank Generaloberst
Commands held 26. Infanterie Division
Second Army
Army Group North
Battles/wars First World War
Second World war
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

General Walter-Otto Weiß, also spelt Weiss (5 September 1890 – 21 December 1967), was a Wehrmacht High Command officer in the Second World War. In 1945 he became Commander in Chief of Army Group North on the Eastern Front. He was 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 with Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

Weiss was born in Tilsit, East Prussia[1] and joined the Army on 19 March 1908. At the beginning of the Second World War, during the Polish Campaign, he was given command of I. Armee-Korps, holding the position chief of the general staff, and was promoted to Generalmajor on 1 September. On 15 December 1940 he took command of the 97. Leichten Division, and on 15 January 1941 command of the 26. Infanterie-Division. This Division was subordinated to Army Group Centre and participated in Operation Barbarossa. Promoted to Generalleutnant on 1 January 1942, Weiss took command of the XXVII. Armee-Korps on 1 July 1942. Again promoted on 1 September 1942, to General der Infanterie, Weiss led the German 2nd Army on the Eastern Front from 3 February 1943 on. He received command of Heeresgruppe Nord on 12 March 1945. At the end of the war he was taken prisoner and held in American captivity until 1948.

Awards

References

Citations

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Thomas 1998, p. 429.
  3. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 504.
  4. 1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 776.

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. 
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 
  • 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. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. 
  • Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. 
Military offices
Preceded by
None		 Commander of 97. leichte-Division
15 December 1940 – January 15, 1941 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Sigismund von Förster
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Sigismund von Forster		 Commander of 26. Infantrie-Division
15 January 1941 – 15 April 1942 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese
Preceded by
General Hans von Salmuth		 Commander of 2. Armee
4 February 1943 – 9 March 1945 		Succeeded by
General Dietrich von Saucken
Preceded by
Generaloberst Dr. Lothar Rendulic		 Commander of Heeresgruppe Nord
12 March 1945 – 2 April 1945 		Succeeded by
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