Kopp, Walter (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99)

Date of birth:: December 4th, 1911 (Augsburg/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: April 14th, 1990 (Veithöchheim/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:: Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99, 13. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:: November 6th, 1942

During the latter stages of Fall Blau the I./Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 99, under the command of Hauptmann Kopp, was deployed along the Grusinischen Heerstrasse (near Ordshonikidse) while subordinated to the 13. Panzer-Division. At the end of October 1942 the Bataillon, with Kopp among the forward elements, was able to forge a crossing over a tributary of the Terek river. Despite being wounded in close combat in the process, and the bitter enemy resistance on the opposite riverbank, Kopp and his troops were able to create a bridgehead of decisive importance for the further combat of the 13. Panzer-Division. He would be awarded the Knight’s Cross in recognition of this feat of arms.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945.
- 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
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum