Language:
German
Year of publication:
1983
Titel der Quelle:
Deutsche jüdische Soldaten, 1914-1945
Angaben zur Quelle:
(1983) 146-153
Keywords:
Weiss, Bernhard,
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Jews History 20th century
;
Jewish soldiers History 20th century
;
World War, 1914-1918 Jews
Abstract:
In 1904 Bernhard Weiss volunteered to undergo military training and was commissioned as a reserve officer in the Royal Bavarian Army, since as a Jew he was not accepted in the Prussian Army. During the First World War he was promoted to the rank of Captain (Rittmeister). Weiss was the officer in charge of a medical company and was awarded the Iron Cross First Class for his services. He became a successful lawyer and a judge in Berlin, before he joined the ranks of the police; in 1927 he was appointed Vice President of the entire Berlin police force. In 1933, he escaped from Germany and lived the rest of his life in the UK.
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