Walther Schroth

Walther Schroth
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1902–1944
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	1. Infanterie-Division XII. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Defense of Brest Fortress Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Yelnya Offensive Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walther Schroth (3 June 1882 – 6 October 1944) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie 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. Walther Schroth died in an auto accident on 6 October 1944 in Wiesbaden.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 9 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of XII. Armeekorps

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945