Adolf Weitkunat
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Adolf Weitkunat
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Birth name | Adolf Weitkunat |
Born | (1895-02-07)7 February 1895 Grünfließ, East Prussia |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Buchholz in der Nordheide |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1915–18 1938–45 |
Rank | Oberst of the Reserves |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiments 514 |
Battles/wars | World War I
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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)
- 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]
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- 1895 births
- 1988 deaths
- People from Nidzica County
- People from East Prussia
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
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