Walther Hahm

Walther Hahm
Born	21 December 1894 Neudorf-Sulau
Died	21 December 1951(1951-12-21) (aged 57) Heide
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914 - 1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	260. Infanterie-Division 389. Infanterie-Division LXXXII. Armeekorps XIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Lower Dnieper Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walther Hahm (21 December 1894 – 11 August 1951) was a German general who held several commands at division and corps level 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. Walther Hahm was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (3 December 1914)
  • 1st Class (4 September 1917)
• Cross of Honor
• 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
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (9 October 1944)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt	Commander of the 260. Infanterie-Division 1 January 1942 - 27 August 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dietrich von Choltitz
Preceded by Generalmajor Paul Herbert Forster	Commander of the 389. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1944 - 30 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Fritz Becker
Preceded by General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein	Commander of the LXXXII. Armeekorps 30 January 1945 – 1 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff
Preceded by Generalleutnant Max Bork	Commander of the XIII. Armeekorps 15 April 1945 - 20 April 1945	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walther Lucht