Willibald Utz

Willibald Utz
Born	(1893-01-20)20 January 1893 Furth im Wald
Died	Bad Reichenhall
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 100. Jäger-Division 2. Gebirgs-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Battle of Crete Siege of Leningrad Hube's Pocket Battle of the Dukla Pass Siegfried Line Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willibald Utz (20 January 1893 – 20 April 1954) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (22 March 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1941 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 100
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on (11 June 1941)

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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Werner Sanne	Commander of the 100. Jäger-Division 1 February 1943 – 1 January 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Hans Kreppel
Preceded by Oberst Hans Roschmann	Commander of the 2. Gebirgs-Division 9 February 1945 – German capitulation	Succeeded by none