Walther Nehring

Infobox Military Person
name=Walter Nehring
lived=birth date|1892|8|15|df=y — death date and age|1983|4|20|1892|8|15|df=y


caption=Nehring (right) with Field Marshal Walter Model (centre) in 1944.
placeofbirth=Stretzin, Schlochau
placeofdeath=Düsseldorf
nickname=
branch=Wehrmacht
allegiance=Germany
serviceyears=1911–1945
rank=General der Panzertruppe
commands= 18. Panzer Division, Afrika Korps, XXIV Panzer Corps, Fourth Panzer Army, 1st Panzer Army
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
*Western Desert Campaign
*Tunisia campaign
*Eastern Front
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
laterwork=

Walter Nehring (August 15, 1892 - April 20, 1983), was a German general of World War II, known for his involvement with the Afrika Korps.

During the Invasion of Poland, Nehring served under Heinz Guderian.

He later took command of the Afrika Korps in May 1942 and took part in the Battle of Alam Halfa (August 31 - September 7, 1942), during which he was wounded in an air raid. Between November and December 1942, he commanded the German contingent in Tunisia.

After North Africa, Nehring was posted to the Eastern Front where he commanded the XXIV Panzer Corps, and from July to August 1944 the Fourth Panzer Army. In March 1945, just before the end of the war, he was made commander of the 1st Panzer Army.

Awards

* Wound Badge in Gold
* Panzer Badge in Silver
* "Afrika" Cuffband
* Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare
* Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (24 July 1941)
** 383. Oak Leaves (8 February 1944)
** 124. Swords (22 January 1945)
* Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht
* Bundesverdienstkreuz 1st Class (27 July 1973)

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External links

* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERnehring.htm]
* [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/NehringW-R.htm Walther Nehring @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht]