Walter Mix

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service 1937–45 Name Walter Mix		Service/branch Heer Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 266
Born 21 December 1917 Deutsch-Krone ( 1917-12-21 ) Died 17 November 2004(2004-11-17) (aged 86) Bad Bevensen Rank Oberstleutnant of the Reserves

Walter Mix (21 December 1917 – 17 November 2004) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (1 July 1941)

1st Class (2 August 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (1944)

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 3 June 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in Infanterie-Regiment 4

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 18 December 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 174

405th Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 174

References

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