Willibald Utz

Willibald Utz
Born	(1893-01-20)20 January 1893 Furth im Wald
Died	20 April 1954(1954-04-20) (aged 61) Bad Reichenhall
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 100. Jäger-Division 2. Gebirgs-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Battle of Crete Siege of Leningrad Hube's Pocket Battle of the Dukla Pass Siegfried Line Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willibald Utz (20 January 1893 – 20 April 1954) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (22 March 1945)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1941 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 100^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on (11 June 1941)

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
Wednesday, 11 June 1941	An der Durchführung der Operationen auf Kreta hatten der Kommandeur einer Gebirgsdivision, Generalmajor Ringel, sowie als Kommandeure von Gebirgsregimentern die Obersten Utz, Jais und Krakau und der Kommandeur eines Gebirgsartillerieregiments, Oberstleutnant Wittmann, mit den ihnen unterstellten Truppen entscheidenden Anteil.^[2]	In the execution of operations on Crete, the commander of a Mountain Division, General Major Ringel, and as commanders of mountain regiments, the Colonels Utz, Jais and Krakau and the commander of a mountain artillery regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Wittmann, along with their subordinate troops had a decisive share.

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 348.
↑ Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, p. 556.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Werner Sanne	Commander of the 100. Jäger-Division 1 February 1943 – 1 January 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Hans Kreppel
Preceded by Oberst Hans Roschmann	Commander of the 2. Gebirgs-Division 9 February 1945 – German capitulation	Succeeded by none

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Mountain Division

Stab	Julius Ringel (Oak Leaves)

Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85	Albin Esch Erhard Gnaden Josef Hampl August Krakau Matthias Langmaier Karl Rihsle Siegfried Rupprecht Leopold Schrems Egon Treeck

Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100	Friedrich Bachmaier Max Burghartswieser Josef Ehinger Richard Ernst Albert Gaum Anton Glasl Helmut Hermann Adolf Hofmann Franz Pfeiffer Franz Pöschl August Rappel Johann Sandner Lorenz Schmid Max Schrank Otto Schury¹ (Oak Leaves) Willibald Utz Hans Zwickenpflug

Gebirgsartillerie-Regiment 95	Karl Kurz Heribert Raithel August Wittmann

¹Oak Leaves with Jäger-Regiment 229 (101st Jäger Division)

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