Walther Risse

Walther Risse (13 December 1892 – 21 June 1965) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 225th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Walther Risse
Born13 December 1892 (1892-12-13)
Died21 June 1965(1965-06-21) (aged 72)
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands held225th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 May 1940) & 1st Class (4 June 1940)[1]
  • German Cross in Gold on 30 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 225. Infanterie Division[2]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 22 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 474[3]
    • Oak Leaves on 18 January 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 225. Infanterie Division[4]

References

Citations
  1. Thomas 1998, p. 212.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 380.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.

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.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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