Walter Hartmann
Walter Hartmann (23 July 1891 – 11 March 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
Walter Hartmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 July 1891 |
| Died | 11 March 1977 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} .svg.png){kind=small} .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands held | 87th Infantry Division I Army Corps VIII Army Corps XXIV Panzer Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
During the evacuation of Crimea in 1944, he escaped on the Romanian minelayer Amiral Murgescu and reached the Romanian port of Constanța.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (28 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 September 1916)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 10 August 1941 as Oberst and Artilleriekommandeur 140[3]
- 340th Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 87th Infantry Division[3]
- 139th Swords on 18 March 1945 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps[3]
- Certificate of Recognition of the commander of the army as a colonel and Arko 140 (30 July 1941)
References
Citations
- Robert Forczyk, Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44, Chapter 9
- Thomas 1997, p. 250.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 368.
Bibliography
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Werner Richter |
Commander of 87th Infantry Division 1 February 1943 – 22 November 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz |
| Preceded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert |
Commander of I. Armeekorps 20 January 1944 – 1 May 1944 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert |
| Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad |
Commander of XXXXIX. Gebirgs-ArmeeKorps 11 May 1944 – 4 August 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Karl von Le Suire |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Gustav Höhne |
Commander of VIII. Armeekorps 10 September 1944 – 19 March 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese |
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Källner |
Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 18 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.