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Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

, serviceyears=1914–20
1934–45 , rank= Generalleutnant , commands= 101st Jäger Division , unit= , battles=

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, awards=

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

, laterwork= Walter Karl Friedrich Assmann (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1964) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

during

who commanded the 101. Jäger Division. He was a recipient of the

Awards and decorations

* German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as '' Oberstleutnant'' in Infanterie-Regiment 478 *

on 10 February 1945 as ''

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...

'' and commander of 101. Jäger-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 101.

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{{refbegin * {{Cite book , last=Fellgiebel , first=Walther-Peer , author-link=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel , year=2000 , orig-year=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 {{refend {{s-start {{s-mil {{succession box, before=

General der Gebirgstruppe General der Gebirgstruppe (Literally: General of the Mountain Troops) was a category of German Army three-star, a new example of the traditional German 'General der' rank introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940, comparable to the NATO grade OF-8. ...

Emil Vogel __NOTOC__ Emil Wilhelm Vogel (20 July 1894 – 1 October 1985) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXXVI Mountain Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Life and career Emil Vogel ...

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