Walter Hartmann
| Walter Hartmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 July 1891 |
| Died | 11 March 1977 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands held |
87th Infantry Division I Army Corps VIII Army Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Walter Hartmann (23 July 1891 – 11 March 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
During the evacuation of Crimea in 1944, he escaped on the Romanian minelayer Amiral Murgescu and reached the Romanian port of Constanța.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (28 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 September 1916)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 10 August 1941 as Oberst and Artilleriekommandeur 140[3]
- 340th Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 87. Infanterie-Division[3]
- 139th Swords on 18 March 1945 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps[3]
- Certificate of Recognition of the commander of the army as a colonel and Arko 140 (30 July 1941)
References
Citations
Bibliography
- 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Werner Richter |
Commander of 87th Infanterie-Division 1 February 1943 – 22 November 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz |
| Preceded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert |
Commander of I. Armeekorps 20 January 1944 – 1 May 1944 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Gustav Höhne |
Commander of VIII. Armeekorps 10 September 1944 – 19 March 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese |
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Källner |
Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 18 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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