Walter Melzer

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Nazi German general

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FieldValue
nameWalter Melzer
birth_date7 October 1894
death_date
allegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
branchGerman Army
serviceyears1914–1945
rankGeneral der Infanterie
commands252nd Infantry Division
XXIII Army Corps
battles
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Walter Melzer (7 October 1894 – 23 June 1961) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXIII corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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Bibliography

  • {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
  • {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=German |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
  • {{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Franz |year=1998 |title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2300-9

before=Generalleutnant Hans Schäfer| after=Generalleutnant Paul Drekmann| title=Commander of 252. Infanterie-Division| years=24 January 1943 - 12 October 1944 before=General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann| after=None| title=Commander of XXIII. Armeekorps| years=12 October 1944 - May 1945

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References

  1. Thomas 1998, p. 72.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 303.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 252.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.

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