Walter von Wietersheim

Walter von Wietersheim
Born	(1917-11-29)29 November 1917 Barzdorf, Lower Silesia (German Reich)
Died	19 January 2002(2002-01-19) (aged 84) Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War II Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter von Wietersheim, (29 November 1917 – 19 January 2002), was an officer of the German Army during World War II.

He died on 19 January 2002, at the age of 84.

Awards

Iron Cross 2nd Class on 26 May 1940^[1]
Iron Cross 1st Class on 10 July 1940^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943^[1]
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on 27 December 1943^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Panzer-Regiment Großdeutschland^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Division Grossdeutschland

Staff	Walter Hörnlein¹ (Oak Leaves) Oldwig von Natzmer

Units	Helmut Beck-Broichsitter Carl-Ludwig Blumenthal Peter Frantz (Oak Leaves) Eugen Garski Alfred Greim Hans Klemm Gerhard Konopka Karl Lorenz (Oak Leaves) Otto-Ernst Remer (Oak Leaves) Erich Kahsnitz Horst Niemack³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans Röger Walter Pössl Emil Roßmann Erich Schroedter (Oak Leaves) Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz⁵ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Hans-Hermann Sturm Horst Warschnauer (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Wegner Walter von Wietersheim

¹ Knight's Cross with the 34th Infantry Division. ³ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the (5th light Infantry Division). ⁵ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the 16th Panzer Division, Diamonds with Army Group North.

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