Rudolf Witzig

Rudolf Witzig
Rudolf Witzig
Born	14 August 1916
Died	3 October 2001 (aged 85)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–45, 1956–74
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rudolf Witzig (14 August 1916 – 3 October 2001) was a German Fallschirmjäger during World War II and Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Witzig fought in the German attack against the Belgian fortress Fort Eben-Emael.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 May 1940) & 1st Class (13 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Major in the Korps-Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon/XI. Flieger-Korps^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 May 1940 as Oberleutnant and leader of the Sturmgruppe "Granit" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"^[3]
  • 662nd Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Fallschirm-Pionier-Regiment 21^[3]
• Mentioned two times in the Wehrmachtbericht
• Mentioned on Honor Roll of the Luftwaffe on 7 May 1945^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 454.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 519.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 793.
4. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 369.

Bibliography

• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.