Years of service 1914–45 Rank General der Infanterie | Name Walter Melzer Service/branch German Army | |
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Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of BelgiumBattle of FranceBattle of DunkirkOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradBattle of Voronezh (1942)Operation BagrationVilnius OffensiveBaltic Offensive (1944)Battle of MemelEast Prussian Offensive Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland Commands held 252e division d'infanterie, XXIII Army Corps Similar Carl Hilpert, Johannes Frießner, Albrecht Schubert Died 23 June 1961 (aged 66) Born 7 October 1894 Nationality German |
Walter Melzer (7 October 1894 – 23 June 1961) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXIII corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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