Walter Lehweß-Litzmann Explained

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann
Birth Date:	5 June 1907, Bromberg
Allegiance:
Branch:	Luftwaffe National People's Army
Serviceyears:	1925–45 1952–59
Rank:	Oberst
Commands:	Kampfgeschwader 3
Unit:	KG 1, KG 3, Luftflotte 5
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations:	Karl Litzmann (grandfather)
Laterwork:	Interflug airline

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (5 June 1907 – 16 September 1986) was a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war he served in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic and worked for the East German airline Interflug.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 16 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab of Luftflotte 5^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3.^[2]

Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
Book: 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.