Date of birth:

August 28th, 1911 (Vöhringen/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

October 2nd, 1978 (Bruneck/South Tyrol, Italy)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 47.390 // NSDAP-Nr.: 749.042

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
01.01.1934: SS-Unterscharführer
23.03.1934: SS-Oberscharführer
15.03.1935: SS-Hauptscharführer
09.11.1936: SS-Untersturmführer
20.04.1938: SS-Obersturmführer
01.07.1940: SS-Hauptsturmführer
20.04.1943: SS-Sturmbannführer
21.06.1944: SS-Obersturmbannführer

Career:
01.12.1931: joined the NSDAP
01.08.1932: joined the SS
00.06.1933: politischer Bereitschaft Württemberg
00.11.1934: SS-Narichten-Abteilung, SS-VT
00.00.1936: Zugführer-Lehrgang led by Felix Steiner, Kdr, III. Sturmbann, SS-Standarte 'Deutschland', Ellwangen am Jagst
00.09.1939: SS-Ostuf, Chef, SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung, SS-VT, Panzer-Division 'Kempf' - campaign in Poland
00.05.1940: SS-Ostuf, Chef, SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung, SS-VT - campaign in the West
00.02.1941: SS-Ostuf, Chef, MG-Kompanie, SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung, SS-Division 'Reich' - campaign in the Balkans
00.06.1941-04.02.1942: SS-Hstuf, Chef, 4. Schwadron, SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2, 2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Das Reich' - campaign in Russia
04.02.1942-00.06.1942: SS-Hstuf, Kdr, SS-Kradschützen-Abteilung 2, and Adjutant, Führer, Kampfgruppe, 2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Das Reich'
00.06.1942-00.04.1943: SS-Hstuf, Kdr, SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2, 2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Das Reich'
17.05.1943-00.03.1944: SS-Stubaf, Kdr, I. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Das Reich'
20.03.1944-18.08.1944: SS-Stubaf, Kdr, schweren SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102, 10. SS-Panzer-Division 'Frundsberg', II. SS-Panzer-Korps - Normandie, Hill 112, Saint Mary
18.08.1944: SS-Ostubaf, Kdr, schweren SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102, 9. SS-Panzer-Division 'Hohenstaufen', II. SS-Panzer-Korps, severely WIA by bullets to the head, to the lung and to the pelvis near Trun in the Falaise Pocket and captured by the British troops
19.08.1944: British POW
02.10.1978: died in a car accident in Tyrol

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Awarded on:

February 1934

Awarded on:

December 1935

Awarded on:

December 1936

Awarded on:

1938

Awarded on:

1939

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

September 13th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

September 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Awarded on:

August 12th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Awarded on:

April 1st, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Awarded on:

April 2nd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Awarded on:

August 15th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur, SS-Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich", SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich", Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

April 6th, 1943

There is dispute as to what exactly were the actions that led to Weiß's Knight's Cross. One refers to the actions of his battalion around Rzhev in the spring of 1942. Another cites the fighting at the end of 1943 as the main reason for it. This was during the fighting around the city of Losowaja and after it fell into German hands, beginning the pursuit back towards Kharkov. The SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 and its' Commander Weiss fought against a strong Soviet group numbering between 5000 and 6000 men. They pursued this group and wore it down along with Heinz Harmel's Kampfgruppe. It makes specific mention of Weiss being in the front line of this very bitter fighting, with the result that the enemy lost 6 tanks, 30 heavy guns, a large amount of anti-tank guns and many other weapons and vehicles in the space of a few hours.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)

Awarded on:

1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)

Unit:

Führer, I. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich", 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich", Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

April 23rd, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)

Awarded on:

1944

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - MOONEY, PETER, Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 2010.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.