Walter Hörnlein

Walter "Papa" Hörnlein
Walter Hörnlein (center), Peter Frantz (3rd from right)
Nickname(s)	"Papa"
Born	(1893-01-02)2 January 1893 Blüthen
Died	14 September 1961(1961-09-14) (aged 68) Cologne
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	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 "Papa" 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)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (September 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (September 1939)
• German Cross in Gold (14 February 1943)
• 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
  • 213th Oak Leaves on 15 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Division (motorized) "Großdeutschland"

References

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)