Walter Schilling

Walter Curt Gustav Schilling (23 December 1895 – 20 July 1943) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 17th Panzer Division. He was killed on 20 July 1943 near Izium. On 28 July 1943, Schilling was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Walter Curt Gustav Schilling
Born	23 December 1895 Kulm, West Prussia[1] (Present day Poland)
Died	20 July 1943(1943-07-20) (aged 47) near Izium, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years	1914[1]–1943
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	17th Panzer Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 July 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 17. Panzer-Division^[2]