Walter Harzer

Walter Harzer (born September 29, 1912 in Feuerbach , † May 29, 1982 in Stuttgart ) was a German standard leader of the Waffen-SS and a knight's cross .

Harzer commanded the 9th SS Panzer Division “Hohenstaufen” and the 4th SS Police Panzer Grenadier Division .

He took part in the Battle of Arnhem .

Individual evidence

↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 369.
↑ The Bridge of Arnheim , by Cornelius Ryan (Simon & Schuster, 1974) ISBN 978-8171676361 , The fighting for Arnhem in detail, including the roles of the Waffen-SS divisions Hohenstaufen and Frundsberg. Based on Cornelius Ryan's extensive interviews with the Waffen-SS generals Willi Bittrich, Heinz Harmel and Oberführer Walter Harzer (Chapters 3 and 4), the commanding officers of the German side at the Battle of Arnhem.
↑ http://stonebooks.com/archives/100404.shtml Book review of Bob Gerritsens and Scott Revells: Retake Arnhem Bridge: An Illustrated History of Kampfgruppe Knaust, September-October 1944. Renkum, Netherlands: RN Sigmond, 2010 ISBN 978-90 -812703-3-5
^ Himmler's warriors: Joachim Peiper and the Waffen-SS in the war and the post-war period, by Jens Westermeier, page 572, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh GmbH; (December 11, 2013), ISBN 978-3506772411 Report on Walter Harzer, Wilhelm Bittrich and Heinz Harmels work with US author Cornelius Ryan regarding the Battle of Arnhem.
↑ https://www.library.ohiou.edu/archives/mss/020/far-germ.html Collection of the Second World War writings by Cornelius Ryan regarding A BRIDGE TOO FAR (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974, German Forces), University of Ohio Library.

personal data
SURNAME	Harzer, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German SS officer and knight's cross holder
DATE OF BIRTH	September 29, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Feuerbach
DATE OF DEATH	May 29, 1982
Place of death	Stuttgart

[Scherzer-1] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 369.

[2] The Bridge of Arnheim , by Cornelius Ryan (Simon & Schuster, 1974) ISBN 978-8171676361 , The fighting for Arnhem in detail, including the roles of the Waffen-SS divisions Hohenstaufen and Frundsberg. Based on Cornelius Ryan's extensive interviews with the Waffen-SS generals Willi Bittrich, Heinz Harmel and Oberführer Walter Harzer (Chapters 3 and 4), the commanding officers of the German side at the Battle of Arnhem.

[3] ttp://stonebooks.com/archives/100404.shtml Book review of Bob Gerritsens and Scott Revells: Retake Arnhem Bridge: An Illustrated History of Kampfgruppe Knaust, September-October 1944. Renkum, Netherlands: RN Sigmond, 2010 ISBN 978-90 -812703-3-5

[4] Himmler's warriors: Joachim Peiper and the Waffen-SS in the war and the post-war period, by Jens Westermeier, page 572, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh GmbH; (December 11, 2013), ISBN 978-3506772411 Report on Walter Harzer, Wilhelm Bittrich and Heinz Harmels work with US author Cornelius Ryan regarding the Battle of Arnhem.

[5] ttps://www.library.ohiou.edu/archives/mss/020/far-germ.html Collection of the Second World War writings by Cornelius Ryan regarding A BRIDGE TOO FAR (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974, German Forces), University of Ohio Library.