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'''Walter Hörnlein''' (2 January 1893 – 14 September 1961) was a [[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General der Infanterie]] in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]], and one of only 882 recipients of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]]. He was the commander (1 April 1942 |
'''Walter Hörnlein''' (2 January 1893 – 14 September 1961) was a [[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General der Infanterie]] in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]], and one of only 882 recipients of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]]. He was the commander (1 April 1942 – 27 January 1944) of the [[Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland|Großdeutschland Division]]. |
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==Awards and decorations== |
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Walter Hörnlein | |
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Born | Blüthen | 2 January 1893
Died | 14 September 1961 Cologne | (aged 68)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1912–45 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | Großdeutschland Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Hörnlein (2 January 1893 – 14 September 1961) was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was the commander (1 April 1942 – 27 January 1944) of the Großdeutschland Division.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (4 October 1914)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (September 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (September 1939)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (14 February 1943)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 30 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 80[2]
- 213th Oak Leaves on 15 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Division (motorized) "Großdeutschland"[2]
References
Citations
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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Categories:
- World War II stubs
- 1893 births
- 1961 deaths
- People from Ludwigslust-Parchim
- People from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war
- World War I prisoners of war held by France
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- Reichswehr personnel