Walter Risse (General)

Walter Ernst Risse (born December 13, 1892 in Geithain ; † June 25, 1965 in Hamburg ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Cracks served as a one-year volunteer in the Imperial Navy in the First World War . In 1918 he was discharged from the Navy and switched to the police service in 1920. From 1938 Risse served in the Wehrmacht . During the Second World War he led the 225th Infantry Division from September 25, 1942 to May 8, 1945 as commander .

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on September 30, 1944
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on September 22, 1941
- Oak leaves on January 18, 1945 (704th award)

literature

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

Individual evidence

↑ Consecration of the memorial of the former 225th Infantry Division . In: Hamburger Abendblatt . No. 105 , May 8, 1959, pp. 11 ( archive.org [PDF] also available for a fee via Abendblatt.de ).
↑ 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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cracks, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Risse, Walter Ernst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	December 13, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH	Geithain
DATE OF DEATH	June 25, 1965
Place of death	Hamburg

[1] Consecration of the memorial of the former 225th Infantry Division . In: Hamburger Abendblatt . No. 105 , May 8, 1959, pp. 11 ( archive.org [PDF] also available for a fee via Abendblatt.de ).

[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 .