Walter Salzmann

For the Swiss ice hockey player, see Walter Salzmann (ice hockey).

Walter Salzmann
Born	(1913-12-12)12 December 1913 Treuenbrietzen, German Empire
Died	20 February 2000(2000-02-20) (aged 86) Hanover, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Infanterie Regiment 121
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Walter Salzmann (12 December 1913 – 20 February 2000) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (22 April 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Crimea Shield
• German Cross in Gold (17 February 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 6./Infanterie Regiment 121

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)

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com