| Willi Moser | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 1887 |
| Died | 18 October 1946(1946-10-18) (aged 58) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands | 299. Infanterie-Division LXXI. Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Willi Moser (2 November 1887 – 18 October 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LXXI Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Moser was taken prisoner by Soviet troops in 1945 and died in Soviet captivity on 18 October 1946.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 299. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 258.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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 bynone | Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division 6 April 1940 - 1 November 1942 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Viktor Koch |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Emmerich Nagy | Commander of LXXI. Armeekorps 1 November 1942 – 15 December 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Artillerie Anton Bechtolsheim |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 299th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
- 1887 births
- 1946 deaths
- Military personnel from Wrocław
- Military personnel from the Province of Silesia
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Reichswehr personnel