Gottfried Weber (general)

Gottfried Ludwig Weber (31 January 1899 – 16 August 1958) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Gottfried Weber
Birth name	Gottfried Ludwig Weber
Born	(1899-01-31)31 January 1899 German Empire
Died	16 August 1958(1958-08-16) (aged 59) Villach, Austria
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany
Branch	German Army Bundeswehr
Years of service	1917–1920 1934–1945 1956–1958
Rank	Generalleutnant Generalmajor
Commands	81st Infantry Division 61st Infantry Division 93rd Infantry Division 12th Luftwaffe Field Division XVI Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Weber surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955. In 1956 Weber joined the Bundeswehr, reaching the rank of a Generalmajor. He died on 16 August 1958 in an automobile collision in Villach, Austria.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 176^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 October 1941 as Major and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 162^[3]
  • 490th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division^[4]