Walter Misera

Walter Misera
Born	(1906-07-14)14 July 1906 Vogelsgrün, Germany
Died	27 September 1993(1993-09-27) (aged 87) Nuremberg, Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Years of service	1924-1936 1939-1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands	Divisionsgruppe 95
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Second Battle of Kharkov Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Battle of Memel East Prussian Offensive Samland Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Misera (14 July 1906 – 27 September 1993) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 April 1941)
  • 1st Class (16 February 1942)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (?)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (23 March 1945)
• German Cross in Gold (29 March 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 August 1943 as Major and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 515
  • 569th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as Major and commander of Divisionsgruppe 95

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.
• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
• 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