Friedrich-August Weinknecht

Born| (1895-10-05)5 October 1895
Died| 26 October 1964(1964-10-26) (aged 69)
Allegiance|  Nazi Germany
Service/branch| Army
Years of service| 1914–45
Rank| Generalleutnant
Commands held| 82nd Infantry Division
79th Infantry Division
Battles/wars| Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Awards| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-August Weinknecht (5 October 1895 – 26 October 1964) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several infantry divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Weinknecht surrendered to the Red Army in August 1944 during Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive.

## Awards and decorations[edit]

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 79. Infanterie-Division [1]

## References[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 356.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Hans-Walter Heyne

|  Commander of 82\. Infanterie-Division
April 1943 - May 1943  | Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Hans-Walter Heyne

Preceded by

Oberst Andreas von Aulock

|  Commander of 79\. Infanterie-Division
October 1943 - 29 August 1944  | Succeeded by

Generalmajor Erich Weber

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the  79th Infantry Division

* Karl Strecker
* Friedrich-August Weinknecht
* Andreas von Aulock (Oak Leaves)

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