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Nickname(s)
  
"Papa"

Name
  
Walter Hornlein

Rank
  
General der Infanterie

Years of service
  
1912–45

Service/branch
  
Heer


Walter Hornlein

Born
  
2 January 1893Bluthen (
1893-01-02
)

Died
  
14 September 1961(1961-09-14) (aged 68)Cologne

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Walter Hörnlein (2 January 1893 – 14 September 1961) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who commanded the Großdeutschland Division. He was a recipient of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 October 1914)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (September 1939) & 1st Class (September 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold (14 February 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 80
  • 213th Oak Leaves on 15 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Division (motorized) "Großdeutschland"

    • References

    Walter Hörnlein Wikipedia
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