Walter Krüger Military person

Eugen Walter Krüger (23 March 1892 – 11 July 1973) was a highly decorated General der Panzertruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LVIII. Panzerkorps. 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 Krüger was captured in May 1945 by British troops and was later handed over to American forces. He was released in 1947.

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Walter Krüger
Birth dateMarch 23, 1892
Birth place
Germany , Zeitz
Date of deathJuly 11, 1973
Place of death
Germany , Baden-Baden

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Operation Overlord
Battle of Sedan (1940)
Battle of the Bulge
World War II
Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Moscow
Siege of Bastogne
Battles of Rzhev
Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine
Battle of Kiev (1943)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
1. Panzer-Division
LVIII. Panzerkorps
service start1910
service end1945

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