Walter Hörnlein

Walter Hörnlein
Walter Hörnlein (center), Peter Frantz (3rd from right)
Born	2 January 1893 Blüthen
Died	14 September 1961 (aged 68) Cologne
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	Großdeutschland Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Hörnlein (2 January 1893 – 14 September 1961) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who commanded the Großdeutschland Division. He was a recipient of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 October 1914)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (September 1939) & 1st Class (September 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold (14 February 1943)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 80^[2]
  • 213th Oak Leaves on 15 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Division (motorized) "Großdeutschland"^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 291.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 397.

Bibliography

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.