Friedrich-August Weinknecht

Friedrich-August Weinknecht
Born	(1895-10-05)5 October 1895
Died	26 October 1964(1964-10-26) (aged 69)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	82nd Infantry Division 79th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-August Weinknecht (5 October 1895 – 26 October 1964) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several infantry divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Weinknecht surrendered to the Red Army in August 1944 during Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 79. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans-Walter Heyne	Commander of 82. Infanterie-Division April 1943 - May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans-Walter Heyne
Preceded by Oberst Andreas von Aulock	Commander of 79. Infanterie-Division October 1943 - 29 August 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Erich Weber

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