Kurt Walter
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Born | Sagan in Silesia |
27 January 1908
Died | 27 June 1944 at the Berezina River (MIA) |
(aged 36)
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1927–44 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 11 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Kurt Walter (27 January 1908 – 27 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Walter went missing in action on 27 June 1944 near the Berezina River.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 17 August 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 32[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 22 June 1942
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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Monday, 22 June 1942 | In den Kämpfen vor Sewastopol haben sich der Führer einer aus Infanterie und Pionieren zusammengesetzten Kampfgruppe, Hauptmann Walter, und der Kommandeur eines Pionierbataillons, Hauptmann Graumann, durch besondere Tapferkeit ausgezeichnet.[6] | In battle at Sevastopol, the leader of a composite infantry and pioneers combat team, Captain Walter, and the commander of a pioneer battalion, Captain Graumann, has distinguished themselves by exceptional bravery. |
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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. Unknown parameter
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External links
- "Kurt Walter". World War 2 Awards.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- "Kurt Walter". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 1 October 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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- Articles containing German-language text
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- 1908 births
- 1944 deaths
- Missing in action of World War II
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht