Walther Schroth

Walther Schroth
Born 3 June 1882
Glumbowitz, German Empire
Died 6 October 1944(1944-10-06) (aged 62)
Wiesbaden, Nazi Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1902–44
Rank General der Infanterie
Commands held 1st Infantry Division
XII Army Corps
Battles/wars

World War I


World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walther Schroth (3 June 1882 – 6 October 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He served on the "Court of Military Honour," a drumhead court-martial that expelled many of the officers involved in the July 20 Plot from the Army before handing them over to the People's Court. Walther Schroth died in an auto accident in October 1944.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 316.

Bibliography

  • 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. 
  • 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
Generalmajor Georg von Küchler
Commander of 1. Infanterie-Division
1 April 1935 - 1 January 1938
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Joachim von Kortzfleisch
Preceded by
None
Commander of XII. Armeekorps
4 February 1938 - 9 April 1940
Succeeded by
Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici
Preceded by
Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici
Commander of XII. Armeekorps
17 June 1940 - 19 February 1942
Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Walther Graeßner
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