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Walter Melzer
Walter
Melzer
was a general in the
Wehrmacht
of
Nazi
Germany during World War II
who commanded the XXIII corps. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
.
Awards
and decorations
Iron Cross
2nd Class
&
1st Class
Clasp to the Iron Cross
2nd Class &
1st
Class
German Cross in Gold
on
11
February 1943
as
Oberst
in Grenadier-Regiment 694
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
with
Oak Leaves
*
Knight's Cross
on
21
August 1941
as
Oberst
and
commander
of Infanterie-Regiment 151
*Oak Leaves on
23
August 1944
as
Generalleutnant
and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division
