Erich Walther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erich Walther

Luftwaffe general

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1903

Place of Birth: Gorden, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1947

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.