Walther Hahm
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Walther Hahm
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Born | 21 December 1894 Neudorf-Sulau |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Heide |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | 260. Infanterie-Division 389. Infanterie-Division LXXXII. Armeekorps XIII. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walther Hahm (21 December 1894 – 11 August 1951) was a German general who held several commands at division and corps level 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. Walther Hahm was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 480[2]
- 676th Oak Leaves on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 389.Infanterie-Division[3]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (9 October 1944)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st class
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt
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Commander of the 260. Infanterie-Division 1 January 1942 - 27 August 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Dietrich von Choltitz |
Preceded by
Generalmajor Paul Herbert Forster
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Commander of the 389. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1944 - 30 September 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Fritz Becker |
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein
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Commander of the LXXXII. Armeekorps 30 January 1945 – 1 April 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff |
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Max Bork
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Commander of the XIII. Armeekorps 15 April 1945 - 20 April 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walther Lucht |
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- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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