Walter Assmann
Appearance
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Born | Mühlhausen, Province of Saxony | 22 July 1896
Died | 1 May 1964 Offenbach am Main | (aged 67)
Allegiance | |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1914–20 1934–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 101st Jäger Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Karl Friedrich Assmann (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 101. Jäger Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- 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]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Mühlhausen
- Military personnel from the Province of Saxony
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- German dentists
- Prussian Army personnel
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- 20th-century dentists