Walter Hollaender

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Years of service 1922–45 Name Walter Hollaender Rank Oberst		Commands held Sturm-Regiment 195 Service/branch German Army

Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kursk Died August 8, 1974, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Kursk, World War II

Walter Hollaender (15 October 1903 – 8 August 1974) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Hollaender was a half-Jewish (Mischling) officer who received a German Blood Certificate.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

General Assault Badge

German Cross in Gold (18 October 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Sturm-Regiment 195

References

Walter Hollaender Wikipedia

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