Walter Drexler

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Walter Drexler
Born	25 September 1916 Ulm, Germany
Died	Missing in action, presumed dead February 1945 Budapest, Hungary
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Unit	SS-VT 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Close Combat Clasp in Bronze Panzer Assault Badge in Bronze Wound Badge in Silver Eastern Front Medal Anschluss Medal

Walter Drexler (25 September 1916 – February 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Walter Drexler was born on the 25 September 1916, in Ulm. He volunteered to join the SS-VT (SS number 239247) and took part in the Anschluss of Austria in March 1938. During World War II he was awarded the Knight's Cross in December 1944 while in command of the 8th SS Reconnaissance Battalion, 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. Drexler was reported missing in action presumed dead during the attempted breakout from Budapest in February 1945.

References

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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.
Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
Mitcham Samuel, The German Defeat in the East, 1944-45,Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3371-8

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer

Stab	Hans Diergarten Hermann Fegelein¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Franz Liebisch Joachim Rumohr² (Oak Leaves)	50px\|link=\|alt=

SS-Kavallerie-Brigade	Hermann Fegelein ¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 Florian Geyer/SS-Reiter-Regiment 1	Hans-Georg von Charpentier Johannes Göhler Gustav Lombard Alfred Nowak

SS-Reiter-/Kavallerie- Regiment 2	Waldemar Fegelein August Zehender³ (Oak Leaves)

SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 15 Florian Geyer	Friedrich Buck Albert Klett Oswald Krauss Hermann Maringgele

SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 16 Florian Geyer	Joachim Boosfeld Otto Kirchner Erhard Mösslacher Hans von Schack (as member of the Heer)

SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 18 Florian Geyer	Siegfried Korth

SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8 Florian Geyer	Harry Phönix Joachim Rumohr² (Oak Leaves)

SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8 Florian Geyer	Walter Drexler

¹ Knight's Cross with SS-Kavallerie-Brigade, Swords with the Stab, Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe. ² Knight's Cross with SS-Artillerie-Regiment 8, Oak Leaves with the Stab. ³ Oak Leaves with 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia.

Persondata
Name	Drexler, Walter
Alternative names
Short description	SS officer
Date of birth	25 September 1916
Place of birth	Ulm, Germany
Date of death	1945
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary

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