Walter Neumann-Silkow

Walter Neumann-Silkow
Born	(1894-04-10)10 April 1894 Groß Silkow, Province of Pomerania, Prussia, German Empire
Died	9 December 1941(1941-12-09) (aged 47) Derna, Italian Libya
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Unit	World War II
Commands	8th Panzer Division 33rd Infantry Division
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Neumann-Silkow (10 April 1894 – 9 December 1941) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Neumann-Silkow died of wounds on 9 December 1941 at a military hospital in Italian Libya. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of 8. Schützen-Brigade

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.