Kilian Weimer

Kilian Weimer
Born	12 May 1904 Kembach
Died	21 September 1979(1979-09-21) (aged 75) Trunkelsberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 25
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Kilian Weimer (12 May 1904 – 21 September 1979) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Kilian Weimer was captured by Soviet troops in March 1945 and was held until 1949.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 June 1941)
  • 1st Class (20 July 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 31 August 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 109
  • 478th Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Major and commander of Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 25
• German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1945 as Oberst in Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 17 September 1944

References

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com