Walther Graeßner

Walther Graeßner
General der Infanterie Walther Graessner
Born	31 January 1891 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	16 July 1943 (aged 52) Troppau, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Nazi Germany now Opava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–43
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	187. Infanterie-Division 298. Infanterie-Division XII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walther Graeßner (31 January 1891 – 16 July 1943) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XII. Armeekorps. 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 Graeßner was wounded in mid-February and later died of his wounds on 16 July 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• War Merit Cross (Lippe)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 298. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 167.

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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Walther Graeßner @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)