Walter Scheunemann

Walter Scheunemann
Born	26 March 1909 Bankau
Died	29 December 1949 (aged 40) Göttingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberst
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Walter Scheunemann (26 March 1909 – 29 December 1949) was a German colonel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. H also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 June 1940) & 1st Class (20 June 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberleutnant and chief in the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 272^[2]
  • 202nd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 272^[3]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 November 1944)^[1]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 255.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 306.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 59.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.