Wilhelm Weiß (1867)

Wilhelm Weiß
Birth date	1 June 1867(1867-06-01)
Place of birth	Kingdom of Bavaria
Death date	3 March 1926 (aged 58)
Place of death	German Reich
Allegiance	Kingdom of Bavaria German Empire Weimar Republic
Service/branch	Royal Bavarian Army Imperial German Army Vorläufige Reichswehr
Years of service	c. 1885–1914 1914–1918 1919–1920
Rank	Generalleutnant (honorary)
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Red Eagle Order Bavarian Military Merit Order

Wilhelm Weiß (1 June 1867 – 3 March 1926) was a German officer of the Bavarian Army, the Imperial German Army in World War I (brigade commander in 1918) and the Reichswehr, finally with the Charakter (brevet) as honorary Generalleutnant.

Life

Militär-Handbuch des Königsreich Bayern 1914

Military career

Militär-Handbuch des Königsreich Bayern 1916

Weiß joined Bavarian Army, possibly 22 July 1885 as Portepee-Fähnrich, was commisioned and served in the 5th Company/Königlich Bayerisches 15. Infanterie-Regiment „König Friedrich August von Sachsen“ Neuburg an der Donau as a 2nd Lieutenant, later in the 6th Company. From 1893 to 1896, he studied at the Royal War Academy (Königlich Bayerische Kriegsakademie). He graduated the 26th course with the qualification to become a General Staff officer, a senior adjutant (Höhere Adjutantur) and a teacher (teaching subject: tactics).

Staff officer

He served as a adjutant of the 3. Infanterie-Brigade in Augsburg and with the Zentralstelle of the General Staff in Munich. In 1905, he was commanded to the General Staff of the 2. Division (I. Armee-Korps) in Augsburg. As a Major, he was named adjutant in the General Staff of the I. Armee-Korps in Munich and later commander of the III. Bataillon/Königlich Bayerisches 9. Infanterie-Regiment „Wrede“ (7. Infanterie-Brigade/4. Division/II. Armee-Korps) in Würzburg under Colonel Eduard Lang (1860–1935).

WWI

In 1914, Weiß was delegated with the command of the Landwehrbezirk Nürnberg (in the command area of ​​the 3rd Army Corps) and wore the uniform of the Königlich Bayerisches 9. Infanterie-Regiment „Wrede“. He stayed with the Landwehr-Inspektion during WWI until 1918, when he commanded the Bavarian 20. Infanterie-Brigade in Munich from 20 July to 2 August 1918 and the Bavarian 11. Infanterie-Brigade (6. Division/III. Armee-Korps) in Ingolstadt as of 8 August 1918.

Promotions

• Second-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant): 7 March 1887
• Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant): 11 Juni 1895
• Hauptmann (Captain): 13 September 1901
• Major: 9 March 1908
• Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel): 19 September 1912
• Oberst (Colonel): 10 September 1914
• Generalmajor: 17 April 1917
• Charakter als Generalleutnant: 1920 (possibly 30 September 1920)

Awards and decorations (excerpt)

• Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille für die Armee 1905
• Military Merit Order (Bavaria), Knight's Cross II. Class
• Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4/PrA4)
• Bavarian Long Service Cross (Königlich Bayerisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz), II. Class for 24 years (BD2)
• Württemberg Order of the Crown, Knight's Cross (WK4)
• Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, IV. Class or Officer's Cross (JpS4, sometimes JpS3)
• Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 3rd Class with Swords
• Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class
• Military Merit Order (Bavaria), Officer's Cross with Swords
• Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 2nd Class with Swords (neck order)