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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Birth:
22 July 1896(Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany)
Death:
1 May 1964(Offenbach am Main, Darmstadt Government Region, Hesse, Germany)
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Biography
Introduction
Walter Assmann (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 101. Jäger Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 478
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 101. Jäger-Division