Walter Jost
Walter Jost (born July 25, 1896 in Rastatt , † April 24, 1945 in Villadose , Italy ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Jost served as an officer in the First World War . In September 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant.
After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. In 1937 he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In the Wehrmacht, he led the 75th Infantry Regiment from October 1941 to April 1943. and for a short time the 5th Infantry Division and for one year the 42nd Jäger Division .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on March 31, 1942
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant2/JOST_WALTER.html
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 202 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jost, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rastatt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1945 |
| Place of death | Villadose |