Walter Schilling Explained

Walter Curt Gustav Schilling
Birth Date:	23 December 1895
Birth Place:	Kulm, West Prussia^[1] (Present day Poland)
Death Place:	near Izium, Soviet Union
Allegiance:	(to 1918) (to 1933)
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1914–43
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	17th Panzer Division
Battles:	World War I-----World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of the Caucasus
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Curt Gustav Schilling (23 December 1895 – 20 July 1943) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 17th Panzer Division. He was killed on 20 July 1943 near Izium. On 28 July 1943, Schilling was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 July 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 17. Panzer-Division^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . 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 . de . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

1. Book: Mitcham, Samuel W.. 2006. The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders. Stackpole Books. 140. 9780811733533.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 306.