Ritterkreuz Action of Walter Dargies

Walter Dargies (13 October 1899 - 13 May 1945) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 11 January 1943 as Hauptmann der Reserve and Führer III.Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 418 / 123.Infanterie-Division. It was awarded for his actions at the start of January 1943 within the context of the fighting on the southern side of the Demyansk corridor. The Soviets succeeded in breaking into the lines of the Grenadier-Regiment 418, which included the III. Bataillon under the command of Hauptmann Dargies. In the ensuing combat he and his troops drove the Soviets back and decisively contributed to the destruction of a small group of broken-through Soviet forces. He would later be recognized appropriately for this deed.

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