Walter Mattern Military person

Walter Paul Mattern (27 February 1920 — 4 October 1974) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.Mattern was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 20 October 1944, while he was the commander of the 7th Company, 3rd SS Panzer Regiment, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 07, 1913
Birth place
Germany , Braunschweig
Date of deathOctober 07, 1974
Place of death
Germany , Braunschweig

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
service start1939
service end1945

Walter Mattern on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=qBrjZ8-VtEMC&pg=PP1