August Wittmann

August Wittmann
Born	20 July 1895 Munich
Died	29 March 1977(1977-03-29) (aged 81) Glonn
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	3rd Mountain Division 117th Jäger Division 1st Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

August Wittmann (20 July 1895 – 29 March 1977) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 11 June 1941
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 25 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division^[2]

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.
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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Egbert Picker	Commander of 3. Gebirgs Division 29 September 1943 – 3 July 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Paul Klatt
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Karl von Le Suire	Commander of 117. Jäger Division 10 July 1944 – 10 March 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans Kreppel
Preceded by Generalleutnant Josef Kübler	Commander of 1. Gebirgs Division 10 March 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Mountain Division

Staff	Julius Ringel (Oak Leaves)

Units	Friedrich Bachmaier Max Burghartswieser Anton Glasl August Krakau Franz Pfeiffer Franz Pöschl Leopold Schrems Otto Schury¹ (Oak Leaves) Willibald Utz August Wittmann

¹Oak Leaves with the 101st Jäger Division

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