Kurt Walter

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Years of service 1927–44 Battles/wars World War II Role Military Officer Service/branch German Army		Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 11 Name Kurt Walter Battles and wars World War II Rank Oberst

Born 27 January 1908 Sagan in Silesia ( 1908-01-27 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Died June 27, 1944, Berezina River, Belarus Awards Iron Cross, German Cross, Eastern Front Medal

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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (26 September 1939)

1st Class (8 July 1941)

Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

on 8 March 1942

on 15 July 1942

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 17 August 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 32

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 25 September 1942 as Major and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 32

345th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 11

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 22 June 1942

References

Kurt Walter Wikipedia

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