Walter Schlags-Koch
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Walter Schlags-Koch
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| Born | 7 September 1898 Hildesheim, Germany |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cologne, Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–19 1939–45 |
| Rank | Oberst of the Reserves |
| Commands held | Sturm-Regiment AOK 2 |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Other work | Police officer |
Walter Schlags-Koch (7 September 1898 – 17 October 1983) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Close Combat Clasp
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 November 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 20 August 1943 as Major in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 365[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
- ↑ The Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) received Walter Schlags-Koch's nomination via wireless communication on 6 April 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk requested via wireless communication the advisory opinion of the 2. Armee. Presumably this statement was not received yet on 28 April because Domaschk decided to postpone the decision and ordered the re-presentation for 8 May, which was never processed. The entry date for the wireless nomination of 6 April 1945 is noted on the nomination list of the higher grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. However no other date is listed, the section comments states "unprocessed". The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1973 and decided: "877 Oak Leaves". Scherzer claims that this decision was not approved by Gerhard von Seemann—author of various publications regarding the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross—since Schlags-Koch is not listed as an Oak Leaves recipient in his book Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 (2nd edition from 1976). The presentation number was later changed by Fellgiebel to "876". However Schlags-Koch is listed by Von Seemen as the 876th Oak Leaves recipient. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel. Schlags-Koch was a member of the AKCR.[7][8]
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Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Hildesheim
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German police officers
- People from the Province of Hanover
