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August Wittmann

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Years of service
  
1914–201935–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
August Wittmann

Other work
  
Police officer

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIBattle of the NetherlandsBattle of GreeceBattle of CreteBattle of the DnieperWorld War II in YugoslaviaBelgrade OffensivePrague Offensive

Died
  
March 29, 1977, Glonn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of the Netherlands, Battle of Greece, Battle of Crete, Battle of the Dnieper, Prague Offensive

Unit
  
3rd Mountain Division, 117th Jager Division, 1st Mountain Division

August Wittmann (20 July 1895 – 29 March 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Awards and decorations

  • 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

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