Spiess
Spiess (spelt as Spieß in German or Spiesz in Hungarian), may refer to: == People with the surname == Adolf Spieß, German gymnast and educator August von Spiess, Romanian officer, writer and hunter Christian Heinrich Spiess, German romance writer Fred Spiess, American oceanographer Fritz Spiess, Canadian cinematographer Gerry Spiess, American sailor Gertrud Spiess (1914–1995), Swiss politician Gesine Spieß (1945–2016), German feminist academic Johannes Spieß (1888–1972), German U-boat commander during World War I Joseph Spiess (engineer) (1838–1917), built France's only rigid airship Mary Lou Spiess (1931–1992), American disability rights advocate and disabled fashion pioneer Robert Spieß, tennis player == Military == Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), German military slang name (literally "spear") for the Company sergeant major in the German Wehrmacht until 1945 Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), the Company sergeant major in the GDR National People's Army until 1990 Spieß (Kompaniefeldwebel), informal name for the Company sergeant major in the German Bundeswehr Spieß, (Dienstfuehrender Unteroffizier) the Company sergeant major in Austrian Bundesheer == See also == Spiess Tuning, the common name of Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH, a German engine tuning company.