Walther Hahm

Walther Hahm (21 December 1894 – 11 August 1951) was a German general during World War II who held several commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Walther Hahm
Hahm in May 1943
Born	21 December 1894
Died	21 December 1951(1951-12-21) (aged 57)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	German Army
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	260. Infanterie-Division 389th Infantry Division LXXXII. Armeekorps XIII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (3 December 1914) & 1st Class (4 September 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 May 1940) & 1st Class (12 June 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 480^[2]
  • 676th Oak Leaves on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 389.Infanterie-Division^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 240.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 175.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt	Commander of the 260. Infanterie-Division 1 January 1942 - 27 August 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dietrich von Choltitz
Preceded by Generalmajor Paul Herbert Forster	Commander of the 389. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1944 - 30 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Fritz Becker
Preceded by General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein	Commander of the LXXXII. Armeekorps 30 January 1945 – 1 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff
Preceded by Generalleutnant Max Bork	Commander of the XIII. Armeekorps 15 April 1945 - 20 April 1945	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walther Lucht