Alois Weber (General)

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Alois Weber (born July 26, 1903 in Kastl (near Kemnath) , † June 19, 1976 in Freising ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Weber joined the Reichswehr as a volunteer on October 1, 1921 . On July 1, 1934, he was promoted to lieutenant and first lieutenant on the same day . At the same time he was accepted into the active officer corps . From October 1, 1937 he was employed as a company chief in the 19th Infantry Regiment. From October 1, 1940 he was Battalion Commander I / Infantry Regiment 19. On April 1, 1942 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. From July 1, 1942 to November 30, 1943 he was in command of the NCO schools in Marienburg and Wetzlar . From December 1, 1943 to June 30, 1944 he was in command of the 61st Infantry Regiment. The promotion to colonel took place on March 1, 1944. From July 15 to August 20, 1944, he took part in the division leader course. In August 1944 he briefly represented Fritz-Georg von Rappard as commander of the 7th Infantry Division . Then he formally took over command of the 78th Infantry Division until the beginning of December 1944 , which was actually led unofficially by Harald von Hirschfeld at this time . From February 1945 he led the 362nd Infantry Division . He had previously been promoted to major general. On April 17, 1945 he was taken prisoner by the Allies. After the war he lived in Freising.

Mention in the Wehrmacht report

On August 30, 1944, the Wehrmacht report reported :

Between Bug and Narew, a combat group of the 7th Infantry Division under the command of Colonel Weber and the 507 heavy armor division under the command of Major Schmidt, who was bearer of the Knight's Cross, distinguished themselves through their unshakable steadfastness and dashing counter-attacks.

Awards

literature

  • Wolfgang Keilig : The Generals of the Army 1939–1945 . Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 .
  • Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 45 ( google.de [accessed on May 1, 2019]).
  2. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 133 ( google.de [accessed on May 1, 2019]).
  3. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 71 ( google.de [accessed on May 1, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Wolf Keilig : The Generals of the Army 1939-1945. Troop officers, medical officers in the general rank, weapons officers in the general rank, officers d. Motor vehicle park troops in the general rank, engineer officers in the general rank, Wehrmacht judges in the general rank, administrative officers in the general rank, veterinary officers in the general rank. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 363 .
  5. ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
  6. ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 74, 354 .
personal data
SURNAME Weber, Alois
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Kastl (near Kemnath)
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 1976
Place of death Freising