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German general (1890-1967)
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
.
Career
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Weiss was born in
Tilsit
,
East Prussia
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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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References
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Citations
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Bibliography
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- 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 Ritterkreuztrager 1939?1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte 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 Eichenlaubtrager 1939?1945 Band 2: L?Z
[
The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939?1945 Volume 2: L?Z
] (in German). Osnabruck, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.
ISBN
978-3-7648-2300-9
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Media related to
Walter Weiß
at Wikimedia Commons
Military offices
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Preceded by
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Commander of
97. leichte-Division
15 December 1940 ? January 15, 1941
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Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Sigismund von Forster
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Commander of
26. Infanterie-Division
15 January 1941 ? 15 April 1942
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Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Commander of
2. Armee
4 February 1943 ? 9 March 1945
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Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Commander of
Heeresgruppe Nord
12 March 1945 ? 2 April 1945
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Succeeded by
none
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