Walther Hahm
Walther Hahm | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 December 1894 Neudorf-Sulau |
| Died | 21 December 1951 (aged 57) Heide |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914 - 1945 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | 260. Infanterie-Division 389. Infanterie-Division LXXXII. Armeekorps XIII. Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| 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[1]
- 676th Oak Leaves on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 389.Infanterie-Division[2]
- 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.
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- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
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