Walter Neumann-Silkow

Walter Neumann-Silkow (born April 10, 1894 in Groß Silkow ; † December 9, 1941 in the Derna military hospital , Libya ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Neumann Silkow occurred on February 1, 1912 as a cadet in the Dragoons. 10 of the Royal Prussian Army and was promoted on August 18, 1913 Lieutenant, with patent August 19, 1911. He took as an officer at the First World War part.

In the Reichswehr he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on April 1, 1936 . On August 10, 1938, he was commander of the reconnaissance department 7. On January 1, 1939, he was promoted to colonel .

On March 29, 1940 he was given command of the 8th Rifle Brigade. On April 1, 1941, he was promoted to major general and on April 21, 1941, commander of the 8th Panzer Division .

He received command of the 15th Panzer Division on May 26, 1941. He was promoted to Lieutenant General on December 1, 1941 after being wounded.

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 August 5, 1940

literature

Wolfgang Keilig : The Generals of the Army 1939–1945 . Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 .

Individual evidence

↑ Wolfgang Keilig: The Generals of the Army 1939-1945 '. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, p. 298.
↑ 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. 265 .

personal data
SURNAME	Neumann-Silkow, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Great Silkow
DATE OF DEATH	December 9, 1941
Place of death	Derna , Libya

[1] Wolfgang Keilig: The Generals of the Army 1939-1945 '. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, p. 298.

[2] 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 .

[3] 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. 265 .