Jakob Weis
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Jakob Weis was a priest in the Diocese of Speyer, who also worked as a prison chaplain. During the First World War he became the army chaplain to the 12th Bavarian Infantry Division and Catholic pastoral care advisor to the Armee-Oberkommando Mackensen.
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Pastor Dr. Jakob Weis, 1930
Cover of Weis's memoirs (1917)
Jakob Weis as a divisional pastor in Romania, 1917
Title page of Weis's expanded version of his memoirs, stating that the proceeds will go to charity.
Jakob Weis (left), as a Divisional Pastor on the western front, 1916. In the middle is Kardinal Franziskus von Bettinger, with secretary Konrad von Preysing to the leftAwards 1
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Jakob Weis was a priest in the Diocese of Speyer, who also worked as a prison chaplain. During the First World War he became the army chaplain to the 12th Bavarian Infantry Division and Catholic pastoral care advisor to the Armee-Oberkommando Mackensen. From 1918 to 1920 he voluntarily joined soldiers in their internment so as to continue his pastoral care.
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