Walter Lange

Dr. med. dent. Walter Lange
Oak Leaves ceremony on 15 September 1943 at the Führerhauptquartier "Wolfschanze", from left to right: Adolf Hitler, Paul Schultz (hidden), Oberst Dr. med. dent. Walter Lange, Major Theodor Tolsdorff, Oberst Günther Pape, Major Dr. Franz Bäke
Born	(1898-07-14)14 July 1898
Died	30 October 1982(1982-10-30) (aged 84)
Place of birth	Berlin
Place of death	Osnabrück
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1929) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–1929 1936–1945
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 43, Grenadier-Regiment 917
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	dentist

Dr. med. dent. Walter Lange (14 July 1898 – 30 October 1982) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (24 August 1914)
  • 1st Class (8 January 1918)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (30 October 1939)
• German Cross in Gold (14 March 1942)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (19 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 19 January 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Genadier-Regiment 42
  • 300th Oak Leaves on 13 September 1943 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 43

References

Citations

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht