Walther Krause
Walther Krause | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1890 |
| Died | 25 October 1960 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Branch | German Army |
Service years | 1909–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 14th Infantry Division 170th Infantry Division |
Conflicts | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walther Krause (31 December 1890 – 25 October 1960) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
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- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 June 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 170. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 224.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1960 deaths
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (1935–1945)
- People from Świdnica
- Military personnel from the Province of Silesia
- Prussian Army personnel
- 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
- Reichswehr personnel
- German Army generals of World War II