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Walter Melzer (7 October 1894 – 23 June 1961) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXIII corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 August 1915) & 1st Class (10 March 1918)Thomas 1998, p. 72. Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939) German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 694Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 303. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 21 August 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 151Fellgiebel 2000, p. 252. Oak Leaves on 23 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 252. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 73.
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