Walter von Unruh
Walter von Unruh (30 December 1877 Gut Klein Tillendorf bei Fraustadt – 16 September 1956 in Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge) was a Prussian officer, and later General during World War II. Also, he was a recipient of Pour le Mérite.
Walter von Unruh | |
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Walter von Unruh as Major during WWI | |
Born | 30 December 1877 Gut Klein Tillendorf near Fraustadt, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 16 September 1956 78) Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge, Germany | (aged
Allegiance | |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1896–1945 |
Rank | General of Infantry |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Pour le Mérite |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914), 1st and 2nd class
- Pour le Mérite (21 April 1918)
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) ("Iron Crescent")
- Honorary Knights of St. John
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Prussian Service Award
- Military Merit Order, 3rd class (Bavaria)
- Knight's Cross, First Class of the Albert Order with swords
- Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
- General Honour Decoration for Bravery (Hesse)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Knight's Cross, First Class of the Order of the White Falcon with swords (Weimar)
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold with War Decoration (Austria)
- Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria)
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
- Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (1943)
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References
- Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweng: Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite des I. Weltkriegs, Band 3: P–Z, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2011, ISBN 3-7648-2586-3, S. 451-453
- Hanns Möller: Geschichte der Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite im Weltkrieg, Band II: M–Z, Verlag Bernard & Graefe, Berlin 1935, S. 442-444
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