Walter Süß Military person

Walter Süß (24 December 1916 – March 1945) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Walter Süß was listed as missing in action as of March 1945 in the Courland Pocket.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 24, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Lindenau
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1945
Place of death
Courland Pocket

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Leningrad
Demyansk Pocket
World War II
Battle of France
Courland Pocket
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1937
service end1945

Walter Süß on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/S/SuessW.htm
  2. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/S/Suess-Walter.htm