Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger)

Recipient of the Knight's Cross

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1910

Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1943

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

For other persons named Walter Koch see Walter Koch (disambiguation). Walter Koch (10 September 1910 – 23 October 1943) was a commander of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II who died in mysterious circumstances after openly criticising Adolf Hitler.
Koch, who was the recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions during the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael in May 1940, had publicly denounced the Führer's infamous Commando Order, which ordered that all captured enemy commandos were to be executed.
Shortly afterwards the Oberstleutnant and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 died in Berlin from injuries allegedly resulting from a motor vehicle collision.