Walter Krüger (Wehrmacht general) explained

Walter Krüger
Birth Date:	23 March 1892
Birth Place:	Zeitz, German Empire
Death Place:	Baden-Baden, West Germany
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1910–45
Rank:	General der Panzertruppe
Commands:	1st Panzer Division LVIII Panzer Corps
Battles:	World War I----World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 October 1914) & 1st Class (29 July 1916)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (29 April 1918)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 May 1940) & 1st Class (13 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 27 August 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 1. Panzer-Division^[2]
• 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^[3]
  • 373rd Oak Leaves on 5 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 1. Panzer-Division^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 417.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 258.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 226.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 66.