Friday, February 2, 2024

Ritterkreuz Award Ceremony for Wilhelm Walther


Ritterkreuz award ceremony for Oberleutnant Wilhelm Walther (Stosstruppführer in 4.Kompanie / Baulehrbataillon z.b.V. 800) which were held after the end of the Battle of France, summer 1940. Walther received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 24 June 1940 for capturing a strategic bridge at Gennep during the assault on the Netherlands. Leading an 8-man team disguised as Dutch military police escorting German prisoners, they made their assault seizing the bridge and disabling the detonators.



Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=5
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/41428/Walther-Wilhelm.htm

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