Wilhelm Weber (SS officer)
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Pivitsheide, German Empire
Bensheim, West Germany
Nazi GermanyWilhelm Weber | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1918 Pivitsheide, German Empire |
| Died | 2 March 1980 (aged 61) Bensheim, West Germany |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer |
| Unit | SS Division Charlemagne |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Weber (19 March 1918 – 2 March 1980) was a mid-level commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a member of the SS Division Charlemagne and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
In April 1945, about 350 men of the division volunteered to go to fight in the Battle of Berlin in a unit which became known as Sturmbataillon Charlemagne.[1][2] Weber went with the group to Berlin as a group commander. During the fighting on 29 April, Weber was wounded and evacuated to the make-shift field hospital in the basement of the Reich Chancellery. It was his sixth combat wound of the war.[3] While there he briefed area commander, SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke as to the situation along front lines of the government district.[4] He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Mohnke on 29 April.[4]
