August Wittmann

August Wittmann
Born	20 July 1895 Munich
Died	Glonn
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95 3. Gebirgs Division 117. Jäger Division 1. Gebirgs Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Battle of the Dnieper World War II in Yugoslavia Belgrade Offensive Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

August Wittmann (20 July 1895 – 29 March 1977) was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 11 June 1941
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95
• German Cross in Gold on 25 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
Wednesday, 11 June 1941	An der Durchführung der Operationen auf Kreta hatten der Kommandeur einer Gebirgsdivision, Generalmajor Ringel, sowie als Kommandeure von Gebirgsregimentern die Obersten Utz, Jais und Krakau und der Kommandeur eines Gebirgsartillerieregiments, Oberstleutnant Wittmann, mit den ihnen unterstellten Truppen entscheidenden Anteil.	In the execution of operations on Crete, the commander of a Mountain Division, General Major Ringel, and as commanders of mountain regiments, the Colonels Utz, Jais and Krakau and the commander of a mountain artillery regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Wittmann, along with their subordinate troops had a decisive share.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Egbert Picker	Commander of 3. Gebirgs Division 29 September 1943 – 3 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Paul Klatt
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Karl von Le Suire	Commander of 117. Jäger Division 10 July 1944 – 10 March 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans Kreppel
Preceded by Generalleutnant Josef Kübler	Commander of 1. Gebirgs Division 10 March 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None