Walther Hahm

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Years of service 1914–45 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Walther Hahm Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of MoscowLower Dnieper Offensive Died December 21, 1951, Heide, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held 389th Infantry Division, 82e corps d'armee, XIII Army Corps

Walther Hahm (21 December 1894 – 11 August 1951) was a German general during World War II who held several commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (3 December 1914) & 1st Class (4 September 1917)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 May 1940) & 1st Class (12 June 1940)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 480

676th Oak Leaves on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 389.Infanterie-Division

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