Walter Mix

Walter Mix
Born	(1917-12-21)21 December 1917
Died	17 November 2004(2004-11-17) (aged 86)
Place of birth	Deutsch-Krone
Place of death	Bad Bevensen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant der Reserve
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 266
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Mix (21 December 1917 – 17 November 2004) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant der Reserve 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (2 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (1944)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (3 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 December 1942 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Chef 9./Grenadier-Regiment 174
  • 405th Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 174

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht