__NOTOC__ Gottfried Ludwig Weber (31 January 1899 – 16 August 1958) was a German general ( Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Weber surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955. In 1956 Weber joined the Bundeswehr, reaching the rank of a

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. He died on 16 August 1958 in an automobile collision in Villach, Austria.

Awards and decorations

* Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)Thomas 1998, p. 418. * German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1943 as '' Oberst'' in Grenadier-Regiment 176 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 13 October 1941 as ''

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'' and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 162 ** 490th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as ''

'' and commander of 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Gottfried 1899 births 1958 deaths Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army generals of World War II German Army personnel of World War I People from the Province of Silesia Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union Military personnel from Wrocław Road incident deaths in Austria Major generals of the German Army