Walter Schilling

Walter Curt Gustav Schilling
Born	23 December 1895 Kulm (Poland)
Died	20 July 1943(1943-07-20) (aged 47) near Izium, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–43
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	17th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Curt Gustav Schilling (23 December 1895 – 20 July 1943) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 17th Panzer Division. He was killed on 20 July 1943 near Izium. On 28 July 1943, Schilling was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, presented by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 July 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 17. Panzer-Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin	Commander of 17. Panzer-Division 16 June 1943 – 20 July 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl-Friedrich von der Meden

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 17th Panzer Division

Staff	Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Theodor Kretschmer Walter Schilling Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin¹ (Oak Leaves) Hans Tröger

Units	Kurt Cuno Hans Gradl Walter Henrich Max Klüver Wilhelm Lehner Friedrich Ferdinand von Schleswig-Holstein Friedrich Lindenberg

¹ Oak Leaves with the XIV. Panzerkorps.

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