Walter Lehweß-Litzmann

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-150-67, Walter Lehweß-Litzmann.jpg Lehweß-Litzmann in 1942/43
Born	5 June 1907 Bromberg, Province of Posen
Died	Wildau, East Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) East Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe National People's Army
Years of service	1925–45 1952–59
Rank	Oberst
Unit	KG 1, KG 3 Luftflotte 5
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 3
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Karl Litzmann (maternal grandfather) Karl-Siegmund Litzmann (uncle)
Other work	Interflug airline

Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (2 November 1916 – 16 September 1986) was a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. 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

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 16 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab of Luftflotte 5
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"

External links

• Lehweß-Litzmann

Military offices
Preceded by Major Jobst-Hinrich von Heydebreck	Commander of Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" January 1943 – 7 September 1943	Succeeded by Major Fritz Auffhammer