Alois Windisch

Alois Windisch
Born	3 February 1892 Bad Fischau
Died	28 December 1958(1958-12-28) (aged 66) Wiener Neustadt
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–1938 (Austria) 1938–1945 (Germany)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	264. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Norwegian Campaign Battles of Narvik Operation Barbarossa Operation Silberfuchs Operation Platinfuchs
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alois Windisch (3 February 1892 – 28 December 1958) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alois Windisch was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and was extradited to Yugoslavia. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, but was released in 1953.

Awards and decorations

Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class
Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) 3rd Class with swords
Karl Troop Cross
Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary) with 3 stripes (Indicating 3 wounds)
Knight's Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa (11 December 1925)
Sudetenland Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (30 March 1940)
- 1st Class (9 May 1940)
Narvik Shield
General Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Sword (12 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 20 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 363.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Paul Hermann	Commander of 264. Infanterie-Division 9 October 1944 - March 1945	Succeeded by Unknown

Persondata
Name	Windisch, Alois
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	3 February 1892
Place of birth	Bad Fischau, Austria
Date of death	28 December 1958
Place of death	Wiener Neustadt, Austria