Walter Kruger (SS general)

Walter Krüger (27 February 1890 – 22 May 1945) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. At the end of the war, Krüger committed suicide.

During operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, he commanded of the SS Polizei Division which fought on the Leningrad front. Krüger became commander of the SS Division SS Division Das Reich in March 1943. After that, he went on to become the inspector general of all infantry troops of the Waffen-SS. He assumed command of the newly VI (Latvian SS Corps. On 22 May 1945, Krüger committed suicide in the Courland Pocket.