Assmann, Walter
- Date of birth:
- July 22nd, 1896 (Mühlhausen/Thuringia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 1st, 1964 (Offenbach/Main, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Or Walter Aßmann. Last achieved rank was Generalleutnant.
Promotions:
27.01.1915: Gefreiter
22.03.1915: Unteroffizier
18.06.1915: Fähnrich
18.08.1915: Leutnant
10.02.1920: Oberleutnant
15.07.1934: Hauptmann
01.10.1938: Major (36)
01.09.1941: Oberstleutnant (65)
01.05.1942: Oberst (224a) RDA 01.04.1942
01.09.1944: Generalmajor (5a)
16.03.1945: Generalleutnant
Career:
01.09.1939: 3./ I.R.125
02.11.1939: Kdt. - H.Qu.VII.A.K.
01.04.1940: Kdr - Feld-Rekr.Bn.125
02.06.1940: Kdr - I/ I.R.479
05.11.1941: Kdr m.F.b. - I.R.479
18.03.1942-26.11.1943: Kdr - I.R.478
02.02.1944-28.02.1944: kdrt.z.9. Divisions-Führer-Lehrgang
12.04.1944: kdrt.z.H.Gr. Nordukraine (z Verw. als stellv. Div Fuhrer)
12.07.1944: Kdr - 101. Jäger Division
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 234. Reserve Infanterie Regiment
- Awarded on:
- August 28th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Stab, 102. Reserve Infanterie Brigade
- Awarded on:
- October 16th, 1916
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Stab, 102. Reserve Infanterie Brigade
- Awarded on:
- March 5th, 1918
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kdr, I./ Infanterie Regiment 479, 258. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kdr, I./ Inf.Reg. 479, 258. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kdr p.i., Infanterie-Regiment 478, 258. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- April 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 101.Jäger-Division, XXXXIX.Gebirgsjäger-Korps, Armeegruppe "Heinrici", Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Awarded on:
- February 10th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
- Unit:
- Reserve Infanterie Regiment 234
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1915
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kie Chef, Infanterie Regiment 34, Heilbronn
- Awarded on:
- February 12th, 1935
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kdr, Infanterie Regiment 478
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kdr, I./ Infanterie-Regiment 479
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kie Chef - Infanterie Regiment 34 - Heilbronn
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen / Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant
- Unit:
- Stab, 102. Reserve Infanterie Brigade
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1917
Schlesisches Bewährungsabzeichen 2. Stufe
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: Walter Assmann - Wikipedia
- Walter Aßmann — Wikipédia - - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- 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 Biographical Research
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