Walther Risse

{{Short description|German general (1892–1965)}} __NOTOC__ {{Infobox military person |name = Walther Risse |birth_date = {{birth-date|13 December 1892}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1965|6|21|1892|12|13|df=y}} |birth_place = Geithain, German Empire |death_place = Hamburg, West Germany |image = |caption = |nickname = |allegiance = {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br/>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)<br/>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} (to 1945) |branch = Army (Wehrmacht) |service_years = 1914-1945 |rank = ''Generalleutnant'' |commands = 225th Infantry Division |unit = |battles = World War I ---- World War II  |awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |other_work = }}

'''Walther Risse''' (13 December 1892 – 21 June 1965) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 225th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

==Awards and decorations==  * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 May 1940) & 1st Class (4 June 1940)<ref name="Thomas p212">Thomas 1998, p. 212.</ref> * German Cross in Gold on 30 September 1944 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 225. Infanterie Division<ref>Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 380.</ref> * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 22 September 1941 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 474<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.</ref> ** Oak Leaves on 18 January 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 225. Infanterie Division<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.</ref>

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===Bibliography=== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=German |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8 }} * {{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Franz |year=1998 |title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2300-9 }} {{refend}}

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