Walter Krüger (Wehrmacht general)
Walter Krüger | |
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 General der Panzertruppe Walter Krüger (center) and Oberst Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff (left) | |
| Born | 23 March 1892 Zeitz |
| Died | 11 July 1973 (aged 81) Baden-Baden |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1910–1945 |
| Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands | 1. Panzer-Division LVIII. Panzerkorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Eugen Walter Krüger (23 March 1892 – 11 July 1973) was a highly decorated General der Panzertruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LVIII. Panzerkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walther Krüger was captured in May 1945 by British troops and was later handed over to American forces. He was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (9 October 1914)
- 1st Class (29 July 1916)
- Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (29 April 1918)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 May 1940)
- 1st Class (13 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Panzer Badge
- German Cross in Gold (8 March 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 15 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Schützen-Brigade[1]
- 373rd Oak Leaves on 5 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Panzer-Division [2]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (14 December 1943)
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.
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1973 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- People from Saxony-Anhalt
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States