Walter Storp Military person

Walter Storp (2 February 1910 – 9 August 1981) was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot and commander of various bomber wings. Walter Storp was the twenty-second recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 14 July 1941. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Storp survived the war with the rank of Generalmajor and commander of the 5th Fliegerdivision in Norway, he was captured by the British and released in 1948.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 10, 1910
Birth place	East Prussia
Date of death	August 09, 1981
Place of death	Goslar

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Military person

award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	World War II Spanish Civil War
military branch	Luftwaffe
military command	KG 6 SKG 210 KG 76
service start	1928
service end	1945