AW
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
Places:
Birth:
20 July 1895(Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany)
Death:
29 March 1977(Glonn, Ebersberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany)
Star sign:
The details
Biography
Introduction
August Wittmann (20 July 1895 – 29 March 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95
- German Cross in Gold on 25 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division