Adolf Weitkunat

Adolf Weitkunat
Birth name	Adolf Weitkunat
Born	7 February 1895 Grünfließ, East Prussia
Died	28 June 1988 (aged 93) Buchholz in der Nordheide
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–18 1938–45
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiments 514
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Teacher

Adolf Weitkunat (7 February 1895 – 28 June 1988) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (11 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 November 1941 as Rittmeister of the Reserves and commander of Aufklärungs-Schwadron 206^[2]
  • 346th Oak Leaves on 5 December 1943 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Kampf-Battalion 488^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 431.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 357.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

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 Militaer-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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht