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Walter Neumann-Silkow (10 April 1894 – 9 December 1941) was a German general during
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 ...
who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the
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' ...
of
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 ...
. Neumann-Silkow died of wounds on 9 December 1941 at a military hospital in
Italian Libya Libya ( it, Libia; ar, ليبيا, Lībyā al-Īṭālīya) was a colony of the Fascist Italy located in North Africa, in what is now modern Libya, between 1934 and 1943. It was formed from the unification of the colonies of Italian Cyrenaica ...
. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.


Awards and decorations

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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' ...
on 5 August 1940 as ''
Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swedish ...
'' and commander of 8. Schützen-Brigade


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neumann-Silkow, Walter 1894 births 1941 deaths German Army personnel killed in World War II German Army personnel of World War I Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) People from the Province of Pomerania People from Słupsk County Prussian Army personnel Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Reichswehr personnel German Army generals of World War II