Walter Jost
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Walter Jost
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Born | 25 July 1896 Rastatt |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Villadose |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 42. Jäger-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Jost (25 July 1896 – 24 April 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Walter Jost was killed on 24 April 1945 in Villadose after he was hit in a strafing run by low-flying British fighters.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 75[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 202.
Bibliography
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Josef Brauner von Haydringen
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Commander of 42. Jäger-Division 26 April 1944 - 24 April 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Rastatt
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from the Grand Duchy of Baden