Adolf Weitkunat

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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

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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