Walter Krüger (Wehrmacht general)

Eugen Walter Krüger (23 March 1892 – 11 July 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LVIII Panzer Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (9 October 1914)
 * 1st Class (29 July 1916)
 * Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (29 April 1918)
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (12 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (13 May 1940)
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Panzer Badge
 * German Cross in Gold on 27 August 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Panzer-Division
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 15 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Schützen-Brigade
 * 373rd Oak Leaves on 5 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Panzer-Division
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 14 December 1943