__NOTOC__ Walther Graeßner (31 January 1891 – 16 July 1943) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

during

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who commanded the XII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

. Graeßner was wounded in mid-February and later died of his wounds on 16 July 1943.

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on 27 October 1941 as ''

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'' and commander of 298. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 167.

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