Friedrich Erich Walther (5 August 1903 – 26 December 1948) was a German paratroop general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Walther commanded the Hermann Göring 2nd Parachute Panzer-Grenadier Division in East Prussia. He was promoted to Generalmajor on 30 January 1945. Walther surrendered the Red Army on 8 May 1945. He died at Soviet Special Camp 2 on 26 December 1948.
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5 August 1903 Falkenberg, Sweden
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26 December 1947 (aged 44) Buchenwald concentration camp, Weimar, Germany
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Zodiac | Leo |
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