Walter Assmann

Dr. med. dent. Walter Karl Friedrich Assmann
Born	22 July 1896 Mühlhausen, Province of Saxony
Died	1 May 1964 (aged 67) Offenbach am Main
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	101. Jäger Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Battle of the Dukla Pass Budapest Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. med. dent. Walter Karl Friedrich Assmann^{[Notes 1]} (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1964) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 101. Jäger Division. 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. Walter Assmann was captured by American troops in 1945 and held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (28 August 1915)
  • 1st Class (16 October 1916)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (28 May 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (12 February 1935)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 July 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 478^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 101. Jäger-Division^[2]

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Medical Dentistry is abbreviated as Dr. med. dent. (Doctor medicinae dentariae).

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 18.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Walter Assmann @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)