Walter Salzmann

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Walter Salzmann
Born	(1913-12-12)12 December 1913 Treuenbrietzen, German Empire
Died	20 February 2000(2000-02-20) (aged 86) Hanover, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Major
Unit	Infanterie Regiment 121
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Salzmann (12 December 1913 – 20 February 2000) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (24 October 1939)
- 1st Class (22 April 1941)
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (17 February 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 6./Infanterie Regiment 121^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 301.

Bibliography

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.
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.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 50th Infantry Division

Stab	Paul Betz Karl-Adolf Hollidt¹ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Sixt² (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 121	Wilhelm Borchert Ernst Bunge Bernhard Lorenzen Werner Neumann Hans Richter Walter Salzmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 122	Erich Borchardt Heinz-Georg Haase Ernst-August Hübner Dr. Wolfgang Meinhold Erich Reuter³ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 123	Erich Bärenfänger (Oak Leaves & Swords) Dr. Karl Brocks Gerhard Giesen Josef Ippisch Heinrich Kodré Karl-Otto Leukefeld Willy Marienfeld (Oak Leaves) Walter Rudolph

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 150	Rudolf Suhr

Pionier-Bataillon 150	Walter von der Heiden

from attached units	Hans Dally⁴ Johann Rast⁵ Werner Streck⁶

¹ Oak Leaves with the 6th Armay ² Oak Leaves with the 5th Jäger Division ³ Oak Leaves with the 46th Infantry Division ⁴ Flak-Abteilung 5 (L) ⁵ Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 85 ⁶ Feldersatz-Bataillon 81

Persondata
Name	Salzmann, Walter
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	12 December 1913
Place of birth	Treuenbrietzen, German Empire
Date of death	20 February 2000
Place of death	Hanover, Germany

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