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The basics
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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
10 August 1897(Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany)
Death:
28 November 1944(Bochnia, Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Walter Herold (10 August 1897 – 28 November 1944) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Herold was killed on 28 November 1944 near Slupia (district) Bochnia,Poland. He was posthumously promoted to generalmajor.
Walter Herold photography in uniformGeneralmajor (Posthumously)
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 10 (mot.)