Walter Hörnlein

German general

Walter Hörnlein
Walter Hörnlein (center)
Born	(1893-01-02)2 January 1893
Died	14 September 1961(1961-09-14) (aged 68)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	Großdeutschland Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Hörnlein (2 January 1893 – 14 September 1961) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who commanded the Großdeutschland Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 October 1914)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (September 1939) & 1st Class (September 1939)^[1]
German Cross in Gold (14 February 1943)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 30 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 80^[2]
- 213th Oak Leaves on 15 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Division (motorized) "Großdeutschland"^[2]

Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Wilhelm von Stockhausen	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland 10 August 1941 – 1 April 1942	Succeeded by Oberst Köhler
Preceded by None	Commander of Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland 1 April 1942 – 3 April 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hermann Balck
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hermann Balck	Commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland 30 June 1943 – 31 January 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel
Preceded by General der Artillerie Johann Sinnhuber	Commander of LXXXII. Armeekorps 1 September 1944 – 30 January 1945	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walther Hahm
Preceded by General der Artillerie Maximilian Felzmann	Commander of XXVII. Armeekorps 14 April 1945 – 4 May 1945	Succeeded by None