August Wittmann

August Wittmann (born July 20, 1895 in Munich , † March 29, 1977 in Glonn ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Wittmann joined the 1st field artillery regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold" of the Bavarian Army as a volunteer at the beginning of the First World War on August 16, 1914 . He was promoted to lieutenant in the reserve on May 29, 1917. He fought on the eastern and western fronts . On December 18, 1918, he was discharged from the army. He then went to the police.

On October 1, 1935, he was taken over as a captain in the Reichswehr . He then served in various mountain artillery regiments. From August 1, 1938, he was department commander of the II / Mountain Artillery Regiment 111 in the 2nd Mountain Division. A short time later, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel .

At the beginning of the Second World War he continued to serve as a department commander. From March 15, 1940 he became commander of the 256th Artillery Regiment of the 256th Infantry Division . He was promoted to colonel on October 1, 1940, with a patent on October 1, 1940. From October 1, 1940 to January 20, 1943, he took command of the 95 Mountain Artillery Regiment of the 5th Mountain Division . From February 1 to May 3, 1943, he led the 390th Field Training Division . Further commands followed and on June 1, 1943 he was promoted to major general . He led the 3rd Mountain Division from October 1, 1943 to May 28, 1944. On April 1, 1944, he was appointed lieutenant general in the position. From May 28, 1944 until his transfer to the Führerreserve on July 3, 1944, Colonel Hans Kreppel was in command of the 3rd Mountain Division. This was followed by command of the 117th Jäger Division from July 10, 1944 to March 10, 1945 . The 1st People's Mountain Division , which he represented from October 1944; At this time the 117th Jäger Division was at the side of the Mountain Division in the border area of Bosnia and Serbia with Army Group F ; until mid-December 1944 was still in command as the 1st Mountain Division, he commanded from March 17, 1945 until his capture.

On June 21, 1941, he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was later awarded the German Cross in Gold.

literature

Wolfgang Keilig : The generals of the army and the medical officers in the general rank. Podzun, Friedberg 1983, p. 374.

Individual evidence

^ 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. 93 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).
↑ ^a ^b 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. 266 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).
^ 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. 253 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).
^ Hermann Frank Meyer: Bloody Edelweiss: the 1st Mountain Division in World War II . Ch. Links Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-86153-447-1 , p. 650 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).
^ 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. 262 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).
↑ 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. 364 .
↑ Wolfgang Keilig: The generals of the army and the medical officers in the general rank. Podzun, Friedberg 1983. p. 374

personal data
SURNAME	Wittmann, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	July 20, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich
DATE OF DEATH	March 29, 1977
Place of death	Glonn

[1] 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. 93 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).

[:0-2] 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. 266 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).

[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. 253 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).

[4] Hermann Frank Meyer: Bloody Edelweiss: the 1st Mountain Division in World War II . Ch. Links Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-86153-447-1 , p. 650 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).

[5] 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. 262 ( google.de [accessed on July 18, 2020]).

[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. 364 .

[7] Wolfgang Keilig: The generals of the army and the medical officers in the general rank. Podzun, Friedberg 1983. p. 374