Walter Krüger (SS general)
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Walter Krüger | |
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![]() Krüger (left) with Erich Hoepner in October 1941 | |
Born | Strasbourg, German Empire | 27 February 1890
Died | 22 May 1945 Liepāja, Ostland | (aged 55)
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Years of service | 1908–20, 1935–45 |
Rank | Obergruppenführer |
Service number | SS #266,184 |
Commands held | SS Division Das Reich VI SS Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Walter Krüger (27 February 1890 – 22 May 1945) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. At the end of the war, Krüger committed suicide.
During operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, he commanded the SS Polizei Division which fought on the Leningrad front.[citation needed] Krüger became commander of the SS Division Das Reich in March 1943. After that, he went on to become the inspector general of all infantry troops of the Waffen-SS. He assumed command of the VI SS Army Corps in July 1944. On 22 May 1945, Krüger committed suicide in the Courland Pocket.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 June 1940) & 1st Class (22 June 1940)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.