Walther Sievers

Walther Sievers
Born	15 June 1902 Halstenbeck
Died	12 June 1982(1982-06-12) (aged 79) Bad Pyrmont
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 415
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walther Sievers (15 June 1902 – 12 June 1982) 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (22 July 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 November 1943)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Demyansk Shield
• Eastern Front Medal (23 August 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 415
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 19 December 1942 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 415
  • 379th Oak Leaves on 29 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 415

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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht