Walther Graeßner

Walther Graeßner
Born	31 January 1891
Died	16 July 1943(1943-07-16) (aged 52)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	42nd Jäger Division 298. Infanterie-Division XII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walther Graeßner (31 January 1891 – 16 July 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Graeßner was wounded in mid-February and later died of his wounds on 16 July 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 298. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.