Walter, Karl

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Date of birth:: April 13th, 1893 (Lengfeld/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:: May 29th, 1956 (Ober-Ramstadt/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Karl Walter finally reached the rank of Oberst.

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: II. / Infanterie-Regiment 420
Awarded on:: June 8th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 131
Awarded on:: January 22nd, 1943

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.

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