Walter Lehweß-Litzmann

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (5 June 1907 – 16 September 1986) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war he served in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic, in 1955 CIA identified him as the deputy commander in charge of training for what would become Air Forces of the National People's Army the next year,^[1] later worked for the East German airline Interflug.

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann
Lehweß-Litzmann in 1942/43
Born	5 June 1907, Bromberg
Died	16 September 1986(1986-09-16) (aged 79)
Allegiance	Weimar Republic Nazi Germany East Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe National People's Army Air Forces of the National People's Army
Years of service	1925–1945 1952–1959
Rank	Oberst
Unit	KG 1, KG 3, Luftflotte 5
Commands	Kampfgeschwader 3
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Karl Litzmann (grandfather)
Other work	Interflug airline

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 16 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab of Luftflotte 5^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3.^[3]