Krüger, Walter (General der Panzertruppe)
- Date of birth:
- March 23rd, 1892 (Zeitz/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 11th, 1973 (Baden-Baden, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
General der Panzertruppe Eugen Walter Krüger
Promotions:
Fähnrich (07 Nov 1910);
Oberleutnant (21 Oct 1915);
Rittmeister (01 Aug 1928);
Major (01 Oct 1931);
Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934);
Oberst (01 Apr 1937);
Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941);
Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1942);
General der Panzertruppe (01 Feb 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 181st Infantry-Regiment (17 Mar 1910-20 Feb 1911)
Detached to the War-School Metz (00 Oct 1910-00 May 1911)
Transferred into the 19th Hussar-Regiment (20 Feb 1911-1914)
Platoon-Leader in the Saxon Reserve-Ulanen-Regiment, Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 24th Reserve-Division; Company-Chief in the 107th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment; Standing General Staff Officer; Battalion-Commander in the 108th Rifle-Regiment (1914-1918)
Transferred back into the 19th Hussar-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 19th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-1923)
Squadron-Chief in the 12th Mounted-Regiment (1923-01 Apr 1929)
With the Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (II a) (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1931)
Advisor in the Cavalry Department, RWM/In 1 (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1936)
Chief of the Cavalry Department, RKM (01 Oct 1936-01 Oct 1937)
Member of the Mounted Comittee of the German Olympic Committee (1934-1936)
Commander of the 10th Cavalry-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 171st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-03 Nov 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Rifle-Brigade (03 Nov 1939-15 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 1st Rifle-Brigade (15 Feb 1940-17 Jul 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Panzer-Division (17 Jul 1941-12 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 1st Panzer-Division (12 Jan 1942-01 Jan 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of LVIII. Panzer-Corps (01 Jan 1944-01 Feb 1944)
Commanding General of LVIII. Panzer-Corps (01 Feb 1944-25 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve (25 Mar 1945-10 Apr 1945)
Commanding General of the Replacement IV. Army-Corps & Commander in Military-District IV, Dresden (10 Apr 1945-10 May 1945)
In British (later US) Captivity (10 May 1945-26 Jun 1947)
Released (26 Jun 1947)
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 9th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- July 29th, 1916
Komturkreuz II. Klasse des Königliche Sächsische Verdienstorden
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1918
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 12th, 1940
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on October 9th 1914.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1940
Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on July 29th 1916.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 1. Schützen-Brigade, 1. Panzer-Division, (mot) XXXXI. Armee-Korps, Panzergruppe 4, Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1941
350th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 1. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1942
Award 170/3.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kdr, 1. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 1. Panzer-Division, XXXXVIII. Panzer-Korps, 4. Panzer-Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- January 24th, 1944
373rd Award.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo 2:
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
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