Walter Prüß

Walter Prüß
Born	(1911-12-04)4 December 1911 Harmsdorf
Died	13 November 2003(2003-11-13) (aged 91) Harmsdorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 76 Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Brest-Litovsk Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Battle for Velikiye Luki Battle of Smolensk (1943) Lower Dnieper Offensive Kamenets-Podolsky pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Prüß (4 December 1911 – 13 November 2003) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (8 August 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze or Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 11 June 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in 6./Infanterie-Regiment 76
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 September 1944 as Leutnant and leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (mot.)
  • 796th Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com