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Willi Moser
Born2 November 1887
Died18 October 1946(1946-10-18) (aged 58)
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Army
Rank General der Artillerie
Commands held 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

References

Citations

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 258.

Bibliography

  • 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
none
Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division
6 April 1940 - 1 November 1942
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Viktor Koch
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Emmerich Nagy
Commander of LXXI. Armeekorps
1 November 1942 – 15 December 1944
Succeeded by
General der Artillerie Anton Bechtolsheim