| Dr. med.dent. Walter Karl Friedrich Assmann | |
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| Born | 22 July 1896 |
| Died | 1 May 1964 (aged 67) |
| Place of birth | Mühlhausen, Province of Saxony |
| Place of death | Offenbach am Main |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1914–1920 1934-1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 101. Jäger Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dr. med. dent. Walter Karl Friedrich Assmann[Notes 1] (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1964) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 101. Jäger Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Assmann was captured by American troops in 1945 and held until 1947.
Awards and decorations
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- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (28 August 1915)
- 1st Class (16 October 1916)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (28 May 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (12 February 1935)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (29 June 1940)
- 1st Class (15 July 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 478[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 101. Jäger-Division [2]
NotesEdit
- ↑ In German a Doctor of Medical Dentistry is abbreviated as Dr. med. dent. (Doctor medicinae dentariae).
ReferencesEdit
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.
- Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1153-6.
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| Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Emil Vogel | Commander of 101. Jäger-Division 12 July 1944 – 8 May 1945 | Succeeded by none |
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