Walter Girg
Walter Girg | |
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Born |
(1919-08-13)August 13, 1919 Hamburg |
Died | 25 July 2010(2010-07-25) (aged 90) |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen SS |
Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
Unit | 502nd SS Jäger Battalion |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Girg (13 August 1919 – 25 July 2010) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen SS during World War II and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.<
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 December 1941) & 1st Class (11 September 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 October 1944 as SS-Obersturmführer of the Reserves in the 1./SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502[2]
- 814th Oak Leaves on 1 April 1945 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and leader of special detachment of the SS-Jagdverband Mitte[2]
References
Citations
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 Miltaer-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.
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