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Birth name
  
Adolf Weitkunat

Rank
  
Oberst of the Reserves

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1915–18 1938–45

Name
  
Adolf Weitkunat

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Born
  
7 February 1895 Grunflies, East Prussia (
1895-02-07
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiments 514

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive East Prussian Offensive

Died
  
June 28, 1988, Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

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)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (11 July 1941)
  • 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 Aufklarungs-Schwadron 206
  • 346th Oak Leaves on 5 December 1943 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Kampf-Battalion 488

    • References

    Adolf Weitkunat Wikipedia
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