Walther Graeßner | |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1891 |
Death Place: | Troppau, Nazi Germany ----> |
Branch: | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank: | General of the Infantry |
Commands: | 42nd Jäger Division 298. Infanterie-Division XII Army Corps |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walther Graeßner (31 January 1891 – 16 July 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Graeßner was wounded in mid-February and later died of his wounds on 16 July 1943.
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