Walther Schroth

Walther Schroth
Born	3 June 1882 Glumbowitz, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Głębowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Died	Wiesbaden, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1902–44
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	1. Infanterie-Division XII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Defense of Brest Fortress Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Yelnya Offensive Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walther Schroth (3 June 1882 – 6 October 1944) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He also served on the "Court of Military Honour," a drumhead court-martial that expelled many of the officers involved in the July 20 Plot from the Army before handing them over to the People's Court. Walther Schroth died in an auto accident on 6 October 1944 in Wiesbaden.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of XII. Armeekorps

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Georg von Küchler	Commander of 1. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1935 - 1 January 1938	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Joachim von Kortzfleisch
Preceded by None	Commander of XII. Armeekorps 4 February 1938 - 9 April 1940	Succeeded by Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici
Preceded by Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici	Commander of XII. Armeekorps 17 June 1940 - 19 February 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Walther Graeßner