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Walter Weiß | |
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Born | Tilsit, Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 5 September 1890
Died | 21 December 1967 Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged 77)
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Years of service | 1908–45 |
Rank | Generaloberst |
Commands held |
26 Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps 2nd Army Army Group North |
Battles/wars |
First World War World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter-Otto Weiß, also spelt Weiss (5 September 1890 – 21 December 1967), was a German general during World War II. 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.
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. Army Corps, holding the position chief of the general staff on 1 September. On 15 December 1940 he took command of the 97th Light Division, and on 15 January 1941 command of the 26th Infantry Division. This Division was subordinated to Army Group Centre and participated in Operation Barbarossa. Weiss took command of the XXVII Army Corps on 1 July 1942. Weiss led the 2nd Army on the Eastern Front from 3 February 1943 on. He received command of Army Group North on 12 March 1945 with which he surrendered to the American forces.
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This article needs additional citations for
verification. (June 2016) |
Walter Weiß | |
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Born | Tilsit, Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 5 September 1890
Died | 21 December 1967 Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged 77)
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Years of service | 1908–45 |
Rank | Generaloberst |
Commands held |
26 Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps 2nd Army Army Group North |
Battles/wars |
First World War World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter-Otto Weiß, also spelt Weiss (5 September 1890 – 21 December 1967), was a German general during World War II. 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.
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. Army Corps, holding the position chief of the general staff on 1 September. On 15 December 1940 he took command of the 97th Light Division, and on 15 January 1941 command of the 26th Infantry Division. This Division was subordinated to Army Group Centre and participated in Operation Barbarossa. Weiss took command of the XXVII Army Corps on 1 July 1942. Weiss led the 2nd Army on the Eastern Front from 3 February 1943 on. He received command of Army Group North on 12 March 1945 with which he surrendered to the American forces.
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