# Walter Fries

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**Walter Fries** (22 April 1894 – 6 August 1982) was a German general in the [Wehrmacht](/source/Wehrmacht) of [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). He was a recipient of the [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves_and_Swords).

## Awards

- [Iron Cross](/source/Iron_Cross) (1914) 2nd and 1st Class[1]
- [Clasp to the Iron Cross](/source/Clasp_to_the_Iron_Cross) (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (9 October 1939)[1]
- [Eastern Front Medal](/source/Eastern_Front_Medal) (18 July 1942)[1]
- [German Cross](/source/German_Cross) in Gold on 9 October 1942 as *[Oberst](/source/Oberst)* in Infanterie-Regiment 87 (mot.)[2]
- [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves_and_Swords) - Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as *Oberst* and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 87 (mot.)[3] - Oak Leaves on 29 January 1944 as *[Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant)* and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division[3] - Swords on 11 August 1944 as *[Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant)* and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division[3]

## References

**Citations**

1. Wegmann 2010, p. 245.

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 124.

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 321.

**Bibliography**

- 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.
- Wegmann, Günter (2010). *Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 7: Fl–Fu* [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 7: Fl–Fu] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2380-1.

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