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Gottfried Ludwig Weber (31 January 1899 – 16 August 1958) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gottfried Weber was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was released in 1955 and in 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr. He died on 16 August 1958 in an auto-accident in Villach, Austria. ==Awards and decorations== * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (27 September 1939)〔Thomas 1998, p. 418.〕 * * 1st Class (20 October 1939)〔 * Wound Badge (1939) * * in Black or Silver * Eastern Front Medal * Infantry Assault Badge * German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1943 as ''Oberst'' in Grenadier-Regiment 176〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 498.〕 * 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〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 355.〕 * * 490th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as ''Generalmajor'' and commander of 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gottfried Weber (general)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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