Erich Walther
| Erich Walther | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 5 August 1903 |
| Died |
26 December 1947 (aged 44) Soviet Special Camp 2 |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 2nd Parachute Panzer Division Hermann Göring |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Erich Walther (5 August 1903 – 26 December 1947) was a German paratroop general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Walther commanded the Hermann Göring 2nd Parachute Panzer-Grenadier Division in East Prussia. Promoted to Generalmajor on 30 January 1945 he was taken prisoner of war by the Red Army on 8 May 1945. He died at Soviet Special Camp 2 on 26 December 1947.
Awards
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen[1]
- Wound Badge in Black[1]
- Cuffband "Crete"[1]
- Narvik Shield[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 April 1940) & 1st Class (26 April 1940)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1942 as Major in the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
References
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 Berger 1999, p. 364.
- ↑ Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 348.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 495.
- 1 2 3 Scherzer 2007, p. 767.
Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by none |
Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 17 September 1942 – 15 March 1944 |
Succeeded by Major Franz Graßmel |
| Preceded by Oberst Helmuth Hufenbach |
Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring" March 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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