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Walter Gericke

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Walter Gericke

Born
(1907-12-23)23 December 1907
Died19 October 1991(1991-10-19) (aged 83)
Allegiance
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht)
German Army (Bundeswehr)
Years of service1929–45, 1956–65
Rank
Oberst (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held
11th Parachute Division
1. Luftlandedivision
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Gericke (23 December 1907 – 19 October 1991), was a German paratroop officer in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.


Gericke joined the newly formed Bundeswehr after the rearmament of West Germany and as a Generalmajor led the 1. Luftlande-Division from 1962 to 1965.



Awards



  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 April 40) & 1st Class (12 May 1940)[1]


  • German Cross in Gold on 12 December 1943 as Major in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6[2]


  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 14 June 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of the IV./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[3]

    • 585th Oak Leaves on 17 September 1944 as Major and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 11[3]



References



Citations




  1. ^ Thomas 1997, p. 195.


  2. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 135.


  3. ^ ab Scherzer 2007, p. 332.



Bibliography


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  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.


  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.











Military offices
Preceded by


Commander of the 11th Parachute Division (Wehrmacht)
March 1945 – April 1945
Succeeded by

Preceded by


Commander of the 21. Fallschirmjäger-Division (Wehrmacht)
5 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
Succeeded by

Preceded by
Generalmajor Hans Kroh

Commander of the 1. Luftlande-Division (Bundeswehr)
1 October 1962 – 31 March 1965
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Hubert Sonneck




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