Walther Risse Explained

Walther Risse
Birth Place:	Geithain
Allegiance:	(to 1918) (to 1933) (to 1945)
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	225th Infantry Division
Battles:	World War I----World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walther Risse (13 December 1892 – 21 June 1965) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 225th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 May 1940) & 1st Class (4 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 30 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 225. Infanterie Division^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 474^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 18 January 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 225. Infanterie 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 . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 212.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 380.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.