 Complete the following phrase:  Weiß joined the Reichswehr in 1931, and was commissioned as a lieutet in 1934. In November 1938, he was assigned to the Army High Commands personnel department, and promoted to captain during 1940. In 1941, he was transferred to the 1st Panzer Division as an adjutant. From April 1942, he served in the General Army Office Allgemeines Heeresamt as a motorization officer and by June was promoted to the rank of major. On 2 October, he was appointed the personal adjutant for the Armys Personnel Department chief, a position he held until the end of the Second World War. As such, he served under General Rudolf Schmundt. On 1 April 1944, Weiß was promoted to lieutet-colonel. On 20 July 1944, Schmundt was severely wounded in the 