Walther Düvert

Walther Düvert (born October 2, 1893 in Görlitz , † February 4, 1972 in Düsseldorf ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Walter Düvert occurred on 16 September 1911 as a cadet in the Rheinische Foot Artillery Regiment. 8 of the Prussian army and was promoted to mid-February 1913 lieutenant . As a battery officer in the 4th Battery, he went into the field with the outbreak of World War I and took part in the fighting on the Western Front . Beginning in June 1916 rose Düvert to lieutenant and was temporarily adjutant of the artillery commander 185 and 232. Winner of both classes of the Iron Cross he was after the war toArtillery examination commission transferred and taken over into the Reichswehr .

Initially, Düvert worked in the Reichswehr Artillery Regiment 16 and as a consultant in the headquarters of the Army Peace Commission . From October 1921 he completed his assistant command training with the staff of the 3rd Division and was transferred to the 3rd (Prussian) Artillery Regiment at the beginning of April 1922 . In 1934 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. 1936/37, promoted to colonel in 1937 , he was chief of staff at Military District IX . He was then commander of the 28th Artillery Regiment until 1938.

From December 1938 until his promotion to major general in mid-January 1941, he was Chief of the General Staff of the VI. Army Corps . Subsequently transferred to the Führerreserve for a short time , Düvert was first assigned to the tank troop school on February 17, 1941 and then to the staff of the 4th Panzer Division until mid-June 1941 . On June 14, 1941, he was commissioned to lead the 13th Panzer Division for the sick Lieutenant General Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch and Panthen, and on July 28, 1941, he was appointed commander of this large unit. In this capacity, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on July 30, 1941 .

The following experiences on the Russian front influenced him so much that he could never again be properly used in a command. He fell ill, had to hand over the division to Colonel Traugott Herr and initially remained without a front line assignment. From July to October 1942 he took over command of the 20th Panzer Division from Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma , but also had to give up this position. He was not taken into account for eight months. At the end of May 1943 he was promoted to lieutenant general at the beginning of 1943, serving as commander of the newly formed 265th Infantry Division . Assigned to Quimper on the Western Front in Normandy , Düvert lost command again at the end of July 1944. It had become apparent that Düvert was no longer "ready for front-line operations". He received no further command and left the Wehrmacht at the end of November 1944.

literature

Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, data officers, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 3: Dahlmann – Fitzlaff. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1994, ISBN 3-7648-2443-3 , pp. 229-230.
Wolfgang Keilig : The German Army. 1939-1945. Volume 3, Podzun, 1956, p. 68.
Samuel W. Mitcham Jr : The Panzer Legions. A guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their Commanders. Stackpole Military History, 2007, ISBN 978-0811733533 , p. 115.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Hansgeorg Model: The German General Staff Officer: his selection and training in the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr . Bernard & Graefe, 1968, p. 182 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).
^ Samuel W. Mitcham: The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders . Stackpole Books, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 , pp. 114 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).
↑ 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. 283.
^ Samuel W. Mitcham: The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders . Stackpole Books, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 , pp. 154 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).
^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 313 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).

personal data
SURNAME	Düvert, Walther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	October 2, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Goerlitz
DATE OF DEATH	4th February 1972
Place of death	Dusseldorf

[:0-1] A ^b Hansgeorg Model: The German General Staff Officer: his selection and training in the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr . Bernard & Graefe, 1968, p. 182 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).

[2] Samuel W. Mitcham: The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders . Stackpole Books, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 , pp. 114 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).

[3] 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. 283.

[4] Samuel W. Mitcham: The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders . Stackpole Books, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 , pp. 154 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).

[5] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 313 ( google.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).