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  • Erich Walther
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  • Erich Walther (5 August 1903 – 26 December 1947) was a German general of the Fallschirmjäger who served during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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serviceyears
  • 1924
Birth Date
  • 1903-08-05
Commands
  • Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
  • I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
  • Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring"
Branch
death place
  • Camp Buchenwald near Weimar, Thuringia
Name
  • Erich Walther
Birth Place
  • Gorden by Falkenberg, Province of Saxony
Title
  • Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
  • Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring"
Awards
death date
  • 1947-12-26
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
Before
  • none
  • Oberst Helmuth Hufenbach
Years
  • --05-08
  • --09-17
After
  • none
  • Major Franz Graßmel
abstract
  • Erich Walther (5 August 1903 – 26 December 1947) was a German general of the Fallschirmjäger who served during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.