Friedrich Weber (general)

Friedrich Weber was born on 31 March 1892 in Chateau-Salins as the son of an Imperial notary.

Having served in Freikorps Epp, Weber married in 1924, and had four sons.

Beginning in 1931, Weber commanded the 13. Minenwerfer-Kompanie in Regensburg. In 1935, in Deggendorf, he became commander of the III. Bataillon, 20. Infanterie-Regiment 20.

Since the invasion of Poland, Oberstleutnant Weber was commander of Infanterie-Regiment 481, which he also led into the Netherlands. For entering the fortress Rotterdam on May 17, 1940, Weber received a Ritterkreuz. In July, he pleaded with Gauinspekteur Ganninger to inform the Gauleiter about his advance. In October, he was promoted to the rank of Oberst.^[1]

By June 1941, Weber served in the Soviet Union. In January 1942, he took command of the 256. Infanterie-Division.^[2]

Beginning in November 1943, Generalmajor Weber commanded the Silesian 298. Infanterie-Division in the Soviet Union. In January 1944, he took command of the 131. Infanterie-Division that was to hold a line at Vitebsk.

He was promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant in 1944.^[3]

In December 1944, Weber was commander of Festungs-Division Warschau.

Relief of Command

He was relieved of his command on 25 January 1945 for his role in the unauthorized evacuation of the Polish capital.^[3]

From May 8, 1945 until June 26, 1947, Weber was a US prisoner of war.^[4]

In 1951, Weber became headmaster of Volkshochschule Deggendorf. In 1961, he turned heads as founder of the Zeitgeschichtliches Bildungszentrum Schloss Egg.

Weber also presided over the Deggendorf Waffenring.

He passed away on 2 September 1972.

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