Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon (motorisiert) 14, 14. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer

Awarded on:

December 19th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef, 2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon (motorisiert) 14, 14. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer

Awarded on:

November 19th, 1942

1357th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Bataillonsführer, Feld-Unteroffizier-Schule Dahlhausen, Panzer-Ausbildungs-Verband "Thüringen", 2. Panzer-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

May 9th, 1945

Helmut Walter's nomination by the troop, most likely a teleprinter message, does not exist anymore. A Heerespersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (HPA-VV—Army Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) was not created nor a file card. Major Joachim Domaschk listed him in the 1st section of the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) with an entry number Nr. 5100. This number was assigned twice since the 2nd section of the book also begins with Nr. 5100. Why Major Domaschk entered him this way is unknown. The entry reveals that a nomination by the troop was received by the HPA on 9-5-1945, and further processed the same day (Scherzer assumes to General Ernst Maisel) and presented. The presentation had been communicated to the OB West. The file card in the German Archive was created in the 1960s by the Federal Ministry of Defence based on the entry in the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze". The presentation was unlawful, first because it was made after 8-5-1945, secondly neither General Maisel nor Major Domaschk were authorized at this time.