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Erich Walther

German military officer during World War II (1903–1948)

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German military officer during World War II (1903–1948)

FieldValue
nameErich Walther
birth_date
death_date
birth_placeGerman Empire
death_placeSoviet Special Camp 2, Weimar, Allied-occupied Germany
imageErich Walther a pilot in nazi germany.jpg
allegianceWeimar Republic
Nazi Germany
branchLuftwaffe
serviceyears
rankGeneralmajor
commands2nd Parachute Panzer Division Hermann Göring
battlesWorld War II
*Battle of Monte Cassino---->awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

NOTOC Nazi Germany

  • Norwegian Campaign
  • Battle of Crete
  • Eastern Front
  • Battle of Sicily
  • Battle of Monte Cassino----| awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Friedrich Erich Walther (5 August 1903 – 26 December 1948) was a German paratroop general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Walther commanded the Hermann Göring 2nd Parachute Panzer-Grenadier Division in East Prussia. He was promoted to Generalmajor on 30 January 1945. Walther surrendered to the Red Army on 8 May 1945. He died at NKVD Special Camp 2 on 26 December 1948.

World War II

During World War II Walther fought over much of Europe as a paratroop officer.

In April 1940 he participated in the Norwegian Campaign as a captain. In May 1940 Walther participated in the airborne attack in the Netherlands and was promoted to the rank of major. In May 1941 he participated in an airborne attack on the island of Crete. Since September 1941 Walther fought on the eastern front, fighting near Leningrad. In January 1942 he was promoted to a lieutenant colonel. In July 1943 Walther fought on the island of Sicily, later in mainland Italy. In September 1944 Walther became battle group (Kampfgruppe) commander, fighting in the south of the Netherlands during operation Market Garden and its aftermath. Mid-October 1944 he became Commander in the Eastern Front, fighting in East Prussia. From January 1945 until he became a Soviet Prisoner of war on May 8 the same year, Walther was ranked Generalmajor.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 April 1940) & 1st Class (26 April 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1942 as Major in the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
    • Knight's Cross on 24 May 1940 as Major and commander of the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
    • 411th Oak Leaves on 2 March 1944 as Oberst and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
    • 131st Swords on 1 February 1945 as Oberst and leader of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring"

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • {{Cite book |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
  • {{Cite book |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
  • {{Cite book |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers

before=none| after=Major Franz Graßmel| title=Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4| years=17 September 1942 – 15 March 1944 before=none| after=Oberst Rudolf Goltzsch| title=Commander of Kampfgruppe Walther| years=13 September 1944 – 12 October 1944 before=none| after=none| title=Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring"| years=October 1944 – 8 May 1945

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