Walter Rappholz

Walter Rappholz
Born	4 June 1912 Magdeburg
Died	30 September 1991(1991-09-30) (aged 79) Magdeburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 616
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Operation Bagration Battle of Dukla Pass Silesian Offensives
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Rappholz (4 June 1912 – 30 September 1991) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Rappholz was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was released later that month.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal (15 November 1939)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
- 1st Class (?)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (21 September 1941)
- in Silver (?)
- in Gold (9 December 1943)
General Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal (17 August 1942)
German Cross in Gold (5 May 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 November 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 616^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.

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