Nickname(s) Bibl Years of service 1933–45 Name Hermann Weiser Service/branch Waffen-SS | Allegiance Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II | |
Born 22 November 1918
Ottenau, Baden, Germany ( 1918-11-22 ) Rank Hauptsturmfuhrer (Captain) Commands held 2nd Motor Cycle Company LSSAH Died March 21, 1970, Ludwigsburg, Germany Unit 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, I SS Panzer Corps | ||
Hermann "Bibl" Weiser (22 November 1918 – 21 March 1970) was a Hauptsturmfuhrer (Captain) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Weiser was born on 22 November 1918 in Ottenau, Baden. He joined the Hitler Youth in 1932 and was awarded the Hitler Youth Honour Medal.
At the end of 1937 he joined the SS, service number 351 242 and was assigned to the Deutschland Regiment. He was later transferred to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and given command of the 2nd Motor Cycle Company in the Reconnaissance Battalion. Hauptsturmfuhrer Weiser distinguished himself as the leader in the Third Battle of Kharkov and for his personal bravery and decisive leadership which led to the capture of the Russian forces defending the town of Valki, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Weiser eventually became the adjutant of the 1st SS Panzer Corps.
Later life
He died 21 March 1970.