Walter Hartmann

Walter Hartmann (23 July 1891 – 11 March 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Walter Hartmann
Born	(1891-07-23)23 July 1891
Died	11 March 1977(1977-03-11) (aged 85)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	87th Infantry Division I Army Corps VIII Army Corps XXIV Panzer Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

During the evacuation of Crimea in 1944, he escaped on the Romanian minelayer Amiral Murgescu and reached the Romanian port of Constanța.[1]

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (28 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 September 1916)[2]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 10 August 1941 as Oberst and Artilleriekommandeur 140[3]
  • 340th Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 87th Infantry Division[3]
  • 139th Swords on 18 March 1945 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps[3]
• Certificate of Recognition of the commander of the army as a colonel and Arko 140 (30 July 1941)

References

Citations

1. Robert Forczyk, Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44, Chapter 9
2. Thomas 1997, p. 250.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 368.

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Werner Richter	Commander of 87th Infantry Division 1 February 1943 – 22 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz
Preceded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert	Commander of I. Armeekorps 20 January 1944 – 1 May 1944	Succeeded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad	Commander of XXXXIX. Gebirgs-ArmeeKorps 11 May 1944 – 4 August 1944	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Karl von Le Suire
Preceded by General der Infanterie Gustav Höhne	Commander of VIII. Armeekorps 10 September 1944 – 19 March 1945	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Källner	Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 18 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none