| Wilhelm Weber | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1918 Pivitsheide, German Empire |
| Died | 2 March 1980(1980-03-02) (aged 61) Bensheim, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer |
| Unit | SS Division Charlemagne |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Weber (19 March 1918 – 2 March 1980) was a mid-level commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a member of the SS Division Charlemagne and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
In April 1945, about 350 men of the division volunteered to go to fight in the Battle of Berlin in a unit which became known as Sturmbataillon Charlemagne. Weber went with the group to Berlin as a group commander. During the fighting on 29 April, Weber was wounded and evacuated to the make-shift field hospital in the basement of the Reich Chancellery. It was his sixth combat wound of the war. While there he briefed area commander, SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke as to the situation along front lines of the government district. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Mohnke on 29 April.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 April 1945 as Obersturmführer and leader of the divisions combat school of the 33. Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division der SS "Charlemagne"
References
Citations
- Forbes 2010, p. 394.
- Littlejohn 1987, p. 173.
- Forbes 2010, pp. 394, 439, 440.
- ^ Forbes 2010, p. 440.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 355.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Forbes, Robert (2010) . For Europe: The French Volunteers of the Waffen-SS. Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3581-0.
- Littlejohn, David (1987). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich Vol. 1 Norway, Denmark, France. Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-0912138176.
