Walter Krüger (colonel)
| Walter Krüger | |
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| Birth name | Johann Martin Walter Krüger |
| Birth date | 9 November 1897 |
| Place of birth | Beuthen, Regierungsbezirk Oppeln, Upper Silesia, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) National Socialist Germany
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| Service/branch |  Kaiserliche Marine Freikorps Reichswehr  Heer
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross War Merit Cross (1939) German Cross in Gold Honour Roll Clasp of the Army |
| Relations | ∞ 1927 Gerda Anni Böhmler |
Johann Martin Walter Krüger (b. 9 November 1897) was a German naval and infantry officer, finally Oberst (Colonel) of the Wehrmacht in World War Two. It could not be determined exactly when he died.
Life
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Knight's Cross (24 July 1943) for First Lieutenant Eckhard Schneider (6th Company/Füsilier Regiment 202); Suggested by Colonel Krüger for the high award, Knight's Cross award ceremony by the division commander, Lieutenant General Helmuth Beukemann.
- 4.4.1916 Joined the Imperial German Navy as an officer candidate only days after passing his Abitur
- he received the usual training on land and at sea.
- 9.8.1916 Cadet on the battleship SMS "Rheinland"
- 9.3.1918 Cadet on the torpedo boat T 142 (school and escort boat)
- 21 January 1919 Transferred as company officer to the Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich III.“ (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 11 in Breslau
- 1919 to 1920 Volunteer with the Border Guard East (Freikorps)
- 6 June 1919 Orderly Officer (Ordonnanzoffizier)
- 30 March 1920 Released from military service
- 15.7.1934 Returned to military service with the Infanterie-Regiment Schweidnitz (renamed to Infanterie-Regiment 7 on 15 October 1935) of the Reichswehr
- 1.10.1934 Commander of the 12th (Machine Gun) Company/Infanterie-Regiment 49 (Breslau)
- 15.10.1935 Commander of the 14th (Anti-tank) Company/Infanterie-Regiment 49 (Breslau)
- 15.5.1936 Commander of the 3rd Company/Wachtruppe „Berlin“ (Guard Troop “Berlin”)
- On 23 June 1937, the Berlin Guard Troop was renamed the Berlin Guard Battalion / Regiment (Wach-Regiment Berlin) without any changes in its structure. The Guard Troop was was expanded to a Großdeutschland regiment in 1939.
- 14.4.1939 Commander of the 3rd Company/Infanterie-Regiment „Großdeutschland“
- 29.9.1939 Commander of the 14th Company/Infanterie-Regiment „Großdeutschland“
- 1.2.1940 Commander of the 3rd Battalion/Infanterie-Regiment „Großdeutschland“
- 2.3.1940 Adjutant of the 76. Infanterie-Division
- 15.5.1942 Führerreserve OKH (Army Group South)
- 6.6.1942 Delegated with the leadership of the Füsilier-Regiment 202
- 15.10.1942 Commander of the Füsilier-Regiment 202
- 5.9.1944 Führerreserve OKH (III)
- 13.2.1945 to 15.3.1945 Commanded to the 17th Division Leader Course
- 16 April 1945 Deputy Leader of the of the 357. Infanterie-Division
- May 1945 Delegated with the leadership of the 357. Infanterie-Division (Corps Feldherrenhalle, 8th Army, Army Group Ostmark)
- With effect from 29 April 1945, commander Josef Rintelen was then replaced and transferred to the leadership reserve. On 5 May 1945, Rintelen was finally bid farewell (a small celebration took place on 6 May in Leipertitz), and Colonel Krüger now officially became division leader; At midnight on the night of May 8th to 9th, 1945 in Schidurowitz, the order was given to move to the Moldau, where the divisional staff of the 357th ID became American prisoners of war in the Hohenfurt area on the evening of 9 May 1945.[1]
Family
On 13 September 1927, Krüger married his fiancée Gerda Anni Böhmler. Between 1928 and 1939, they had six children: four daughters and two sons.
Promotions
- 4.4.1916 Seekadett (Officer Candidate)[2]
- 13.1.1917 Fähnrich zur See (Officer Cadet)
- 18.6.1918 Leutnant zur See (2nd Lieutenant)
- 30.3.1920 Charakter als Oberleutnant (Honorary 1st Lieutenant)
- 15.07.1934 Hauptmann (Captain) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1.4.1934
- 1.12.1939 Major
- 1.3.1942 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- 20.4.1943 Oberst (Colonel) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1.1.1943
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class
- Silesian Eagle (Schlesisches Bewährungsabzeichen), 2nd and 1st Class with Oak Leaves
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- German Olympic Commemorative Medal on 24 April 1937
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th Class
- Order of Merit of Kingdom of Hungary (Königlich Ungarischer Verdienstorden), Knight's Cross on 28 November 1938
- Order of the Crown of Italy, Knight's Cross on 31 March 1939
- Sudetenland Medal
- Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd Class on 4 July 1940
- Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen) in Silver
- War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords on 16 January 1942
- Iron Cross (1939), 1st Class on 21 August 1942
- Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 26 August 1942
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black in 1944
- German Cross in Gold on 21 October 1943 as Colonel and Commander of the Füsilier-Regiment 202/75. Infanterie-Division
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (Ehrenblattspange des Heeres) on 7 November 1944 as Colonel and Commander of the Füsilier-Regiment 202/75. Infanterie-Division[3]
References
- ↑ 357. Infanterie-Division
- ↑ Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine, 1918, p. 91
- ↑ Krüger, Walter (WH-Füs.Rgt. 202)
Categories:
- 1897 births
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I
- German Naval officers
- German military officers
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Albert Order
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
