Wilhelm Walther

Wilhelm Walther
Born	27 January 1910 Dresden
Died	25 November 2010(2010-11-25) (aged 100) Leimen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Unit	Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of the Netherlands Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Walther (27 January 1910 – 25 November 2010) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the first of the Brandenburgers to receive one. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1940 as Oberleutnant and Stoßtruppführer (shock troop leader) in the 4. / Bau-Lehr Battalion z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)