Walter Hartmann

Walter Hartmann
Born	(1891-07-23)23 July 1891
Died	11 March 1977(1977-03-11) (aged 85)
Place of birth	Mülheim an der Ruhr
Place of death	Hameln
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	87. Infanterie-Division I. Armeekorps VIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Walter Hartmann (23 July 1891 – 11 March 1977) was a German general of Artillery, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (30 September 1916)
• Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (9 March 1915)
• Knight's Cross Second Class with Swords of the Albert Order
• Pilot Observer Badge (1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (1 October 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Gold
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 10 August 1941 as Oberst and Artilleriekommandeur 140
  • 340th Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 87. Infanterie-Division
  • 139th Swords on 18 March 1945 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Walter Hartmann @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht