Walter Möse

Walter Möse
Born	30 September 1920 Langenbielau
Died	28 November 1944(1944-11-28) (aged 24) Goldap, East Prussia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–? 1941–1944
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Posthumously)
Unit	Jäger-Regiment 49
Battles/wars	World War II Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive Gumbinnen Operation
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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Walter Möse (30 September 1920 – 28 November 1944) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Möse was killed on 28 November 1944 in Goldap, East Prussia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 August 1941)
  • 1st Class (28 May 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 6 April 1943 as Oberjäger and Zugführer in the 13. / Jäger-Regiment 49 ^[1]
  • 390th Oak Leaves on 10 February 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugführer in the 13. / Jäger-Regiment 49^[2]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 342.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 257.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Moese, Walter
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	3 November 1912
Place of birth	Langenbielau, Silesia
Date of death	28 November 1944
Place of death	Goldap, East Prussia